As I sit in the office today and reflect on Sunday's service and message, I am really blown away at how faithful God is. Not because Heather and I made it thru our second attempt to communicate God's Word together (though that is a feat in itself), but because of the responses I see people making to what God is saying to them. Sunday, Jesus showed His love to so many people - some were saved, some were softened, some were just reminded.
Think about it: God revealed His deep, passionate love for us on the Cross through His Son, Jesus. So, what does He expect from us? How can we respond when we know we can never match that?
Well, God already knows we can't match it, but He still expects a response. So, how?
Matthew 22:37 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." - We respond by loving him back. The Greek word for "love" in this passage is: agapao - it means "to give Him all you've got!"
We don't love the Lord by telling Him everyday. In fact, I would venture to say, it would do us good to not even say it - at least for a while. God's not looking for your flowery, deeply emotional words. He's looking for you to simply show Him. Simply showing Him isn't really all that simple though - is it?
How do we show Him? It's called surrender! Don't think about it. Don't try to make sense of it. It will never make sense. That's the whole idea behind faith. If we could multiply and divide our way to a sensible plan to follow Jesus it really wouldn't be called faith - would it?
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