Romans 5:8
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
What a glorious gift our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon us!!! “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Knowing of our sinful nature. Knowing we are no good and low down scoundrels. Our Heavenly Father still chose to love us and chose to save us from hell and eternal death.
Why? For His honor and glory. Not of us but for Him. And all He asks of us is that we follow Him. If we love Him His commandments are not grievous. It is when we try to live the ways of the world and our desires are for the things of this world that His commandments become grievous. They become burdensome. We rebel and kick and scream when we hear His commandments for us preached and taught. But our God is gracious and merciful to us in that He will spank us as a child and bring us back unto Himself and continue to love us through it all.
What a loving God we serve!!! O how we deserve death and hell!!! But God loves His children so much that though we betray Him at times, though we turn our backs on Him and try to run away. All out of selfishness for ourselves He still loves us.
O dear child of God turn from the wicked ways of this world. Turn from the wicked ways of our former life. Follow the commandments of God. Follow the examples of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Remember His gospel and where you were before He opened your spiritual eye and ears to that gospel. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy mind and with all thy might.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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