“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

(Romans 5:8)

If you look at the great apostles of faith in the Bible, you will agree with me that God’s beloved can come from anywhere. Nationality, parentage and education are not criteria. It is not the works of righteousness that we have done but according to His amazing grace.

 

We need to remind ourselves often that we are sinners saved by grace. This grace is for the women as well as the men, the uneducated as well as the knowledgeable, the weak as well as the strong. Many today think they can earn God´s favour by their good works but Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship. No matter how many good works you do or how fine an attitude you have, you can never do enough to earn God’s forgiveness, His love. What matters to Jesus is your attitude towards Him. That was why Jesus asked Peter in the book of John 21:15-17, do you love me? Love is the only genuine principle from which the service of the Lord must spring.

 

Apostle Paul knew that faith without love is faithless, when he taught us that love activates faith (Galatians 5:6). Do you feel lacking in faith? Do you feel dry in your walk with Christ? Are you yearning for revelation? If you examine yourself sincerely, you will see that it is not time or resources that you lack, but love. When we love Jesus, there is a promise of God attached to this. God’s goodness will continue in every area of our lives if we respond by loving Him, because love is the fuel of faith.

 

STRANGERS

“As a child of your Heavenly Father, there is a promise for you in Isaiah 43:1 that you have been redeemed by God, that He called you by name and you are His. What does it mean to belong to God? Once Christ purchases us with His Blood, we become aliens here on earth and there is a barrier between us and everything here in this world.”

GOD’S INVITATION

“Jesus is the One looking for you. He is looking for your attention. All around you are signs calling you to get back to God. That is why the heartbeat of the Gospel is the call to repentance – so you can be consecrated and reconciled to your Creator. Have you consecrated your heart to Him?”

THE POWER OF PEACE

“The peace that God gives is more powerful than the noise of the adversary. When Jesus in the boat spoke to the storm, the howling winds and waves obeyed His voice. (Matthew 8:26) What is your storm today? When you put your problems into God’s hands, He will put His peace in your heart and that is the real victory because if you truly believe, your heart will be at rest.”