OUR GUARANTEE

Jeremiah 31:3 NLT Long ago the Lord said to Israel:“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

The Message Translation: “God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!”

We probably all have guarantees tucked away in a drawer for certain appliances which only last for a while, but we have another guarantee that is unlimited. It’s the love of God and it was written in blood on a wooden cross.

How amazing it is that God loves us so much and what a privilege to be loved by God!😊 Sometimes I think we forget how dear we are to Him and how it must grieve His heart when we may have accused Him, at some point, of not listening or not caring about what’s going on in our lives!

The enemy loves to try to put doubts in our minds but as long as we keep reading God’s word and hear what He says we won’t be deceived or mislead. 

Romans 8:35-39 (The Message) ‘Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! 

Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: 

None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. 

I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.’

Praise God He gave us all a love guarantee when we accepted Jesus as our Saviour and His love never fails.😊

I hope that has put a smile on our faces and lifted our spirits as we go into our new week. God hasn’t gone anywhere or given up on us in any way and His plans for our lives are still on track and they all include His love, His kindness and His mercy. Praise God!

Father we thank You for Jesus and for loving us, so we can love You in return. Amen.

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BOAST ABOUT OUR GOD

 Psalm 20:1/4/5/7 NLT 

1. In times of trouble, may the Lord

Answer your cry.

May the name of the God of Jacob 

keep you safe from all harm.

4. May he grant your heart’s desires.

And make all your plans succeed.

5. May we shout for joy

When we hear of your victory

and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.

May the Lord answer all your prayers.

7. Some nations boast of their chariots and horses

But we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.

This has been the Global Week of Prayer where people have prayed around the clock in prayer rooms all over the world to our God. Did David have a prayer room or did he just pray out in the middle of a field - somewhere where he poured out his heart to his God and prayed believing God was answering?

We see it in today’s very positive Psalm, full of confidence in our God. David had proved time and again that no matter what trouble came along he could go to his God and know He would listen to him and do something about it.😊

God wants us to have that same level of confidence in Him as David did, and know we too can boast about the goodness of our God. David was so sure of the victory he was making plans for it, plans to make a victory banner, plans to shout for joy, he was so confident of the outcome of his prayers.

Our God is still the same and we can have that same confidence, and boast about what the Lord our God has done, and will do even more for us, in answer to our prayers. David prays about the Lord granting our heart’s desires and making our plans succeed, which ties in with yesterday - asking big prayers.😊

Romans 8:32 NIV He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

We have a wonderful prayer answering God. Let’s praise and boast in His name today and give Him all the honour He so rightly deserves. In Jesus name. Amen.

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