Brother Michael's Devotional
Genesis 1:1a "In the beginning God..."
Who is God. Is He some sort of force that can be manipulated? Is He the product of the imagination of some near eastern sheep herder? Maybe He is some impersonal power that set this universe into motion and now has left it to wind down like some child's top.
God is a person. He has a mind. He can reason. Isaiah 1:18 declares "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." God has a mind and can reason. He does not want you to take some blind leap in the dark in trusting Him, he wants you to come to Him with an open mind and put Him to the test.
He also has a will. II Peter 3:9 says "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance." It is not His will for you to go to the Lake of Fire. He has prepared a way of escape. In fact there is only one Way, and that is through the work of the Son.
God also has emotions. He can love and He can hate. He has even wept. Friend, God loves you right now. It does not matter how low or rotten you have ever been, He loves you. You may reject this message right now, but if there ever comes a time in your life when you are flat on your back with nobody and nothing to hold on to, remember this. He loves you. He cares for you. You are precious to Him.
But God is holy. He can not accept you in your sins. In fact, He can accept only perfect righteousness. And He is ready to impute that righteousness to you, the righteousness of His Son.
So God is a person, He has a mind, will and emotions. And right now that person wants a relationship with you. Do you want to know Him? Go to Him in His word and in prayer. He will meet you and make Himself real to you.
Revelation 22:17 "And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let hem that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely,"
Who is God. Is He some sort of force that can be manipulated? Is He the product of the imagination of some near eastern sheep herder? Maybe He is some impersonal power that set this universe into motion and now has left it to wind down like some child's top.
God is a person. He has a mind. He can reason. Isaiah 1:18 declares "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." God has a mind and can reason. He does not want you to take some blind leap in the dark in trusting Him, he wants you to come to Him with an open mind and put Him to the test.
He also has a will. II Peter 3:9 says "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance." It is not His will for you to go to the Lake of Fire. He has prepared a way of escape. In fact there is only one Way, and that is through the work of the Son.
God also has emotions. He can love and He can hate. He has even wept. Friend, God loves you right now. It does not matter how low or rotten you have ever been, He loves you. You may reject this message right now, but if there ever comes a time in your life when you are flat on your back with nobody and nothing to hold on to, remember this. He loves you. He cares for you. You are precious to Him.
But God is holy. He can not accept you in your sins. In fact, He can accept only perfect righteousness. And He is ready to impute that righteousness to you, the righteousness of His Son.
So God is a person, He has a mind, will and emotions. And right now that person wants a relationship with you. Do you want to know Him? Go to Him in His word and in prayer. He will meet you and make Himself real to you.
Revelation 22:17 "And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let hem that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely,"
posted by Michael @ 9:23 PM
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