"God's Word to You"!
God's Word to You today is found in Matthew 22:36-38
36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment.
Funny. Believe it or not I am going to be twelve years old. Really. My body began life many more years ago than that but I was reborn June 30th 1999.
Lots of people think I am joking when I mention that but the reality is that until I came to know the Lord I truly was not alive. And strangely enough it was almost a year later before I began to really love him.I'd like to share a part of my testimony if I may… In my first year as a Christian I struggled with staying close to God. I had times when those old sins I had been forgiven for would creep back into my daily life.
It was a struggle to, in my eyes, stay saved. I was such a baby Christian. God was just waiting for me to start growing. August of 2000 I did.
In a foreign country, surrounded by people who spoke words I couldn't understand and feeling totally helpless and useless I realized that that was the absolute truth. Without him I am nothing. But.... with God all thing are possible. The very first morning standing in our small church we would work with, God performed a miracle. He took over when I yielded to Him and several young people were lead to Christ. I had to give up so He could work. That week God lead me to so many people and thru my obedience did so much more to and thru me than words can convey. It changed my life. Until that week I was so thankful to be saved. I was glad to have new friends and my church family. But I had never really fallen in love with Jesus. I had never bowed down and totally submitted to what He was asking me to do. Wow. What a difference. What a new life and what a challenge was put on my heart. Have you come to that point in your life where it isn't just about seeing mom or dad or meeting all the other loved ones or maybe just having that perfect stream to fish in or any of the other fantasies of Heaven? Has salvation become something other than "Whew, I'm not going to Hell". Have you come to a moment in your life where you drop to your knees and thank God for whatever is in your life good or bad that makes you tremble at the thought of Him not being there? Your love is what He seeks first. Your love is why He made you. Your love is why He allows you to find Him instead of making you unable to decide to love Him. Your love is why he died on the cross.
His love for you and His waiting for your love. That says it all… that says an awful lot.
me n' God love ya
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Shelley
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