God Attribute, 107

~ God Loves YOU ~

 

This Series  ~  This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

For God so loved the world,

 

that He gave His Only begotten

 

Son, that whosoever believeth

 

in Him should not Perish

 

but have Everlasting

 

Life.

 

~ unknown source

 

Comment  ~ “Gospel” translates to “Good News” for you~

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Valentines 2023

 ~ Love and Food? ~

 

Introduction  ~  There is an old saying that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”  I would say that when you love someone you want to be with them and experience all of life together.  While it is not just a food issue there is an interesting verse in Proverbs which relates food and love. 

 

Scripture  ~  “Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred” (Proverbs 15:17 niv). 

 

“Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate” (Proverbs 15:17 msg). 

 

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred” (Proverbs 15:17 nkjv). 

 

“It is better to eat soup with someone you love than steak with someone you hate” (Proverbs 15:17 tlb). 

 

Appreciation  ~  On a personal note this is an ideal time to express gratitude to my wife.  In 2009 I was diagnosed with a progressive medical condition that required a vegan diet.  Not only did it affect my diet but also the food my wife eats.  Most importantly it requires a lot of ongoing extra effort in obtaining the right groceries and preparing meals.  Throughout these years I have witnessed the love of my wife willingly and aggressively seeking to keep me healthy.  Thank you, Honey!

 

Application  ~  Have you ever spent time at a meal with someone when you suddenly realized a couple of hours had passed and it seemed like only a half hour?  Have you ever eaten with someone when time truly dragged and you couldn’t wait for the time to end?

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Love

 ~ Obey God by Loving Others ~

Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35).

“Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church — a love marked by giving, not getting.  Christ's love makes the church whole.  His words evoke her beauty.  Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness.  And that is how husbands ought to love their wives.  They're really doing themselves a favor — since they're already ‘one’ in marriage” (Ephesians 5:25-28 msg).

“No one has seen God at any time.  If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us” (1 John 4:12).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog. 

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Understand This

~ Look Again At What You Know! ~

FOR GOD, the Lord of earth and heaven,

SO LOVED, and longed to see forgiven,

THE WORLD, in sin and pleasure mad,

THAT HE GAVE, the greatest gift He had –  

HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON – to take our place,

THAT WHOSOEVER, oh, what grace!

BELIEVETH, placing simple trust

IN HIM, the Righteous and the Just,

SHOULD NOT PERISH, lost in sin,

BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, in Him.  

~ unknown source

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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