June 5, 2024 … Liked and Loved By God …

June 5, 2024 … Liked and Loved By God …       

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    

…  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Matt Boswell and Matt Papa singing … The Everlasting Love of God … Poignantly leading in worship and singing of how God’s love is everlasting for those who faithful love God as Lord and Savior. 

"Liked" and Loved by God

    

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Highlight Passage: … Jeremiah 1:8  [NLT] … 

8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”           

…  God calls on Jeremiah to set aside his fear of being called to prophesy for God by giving Jeremiah His (i.e., God’s) promise of protection.                                                                            

Highlight Passage (in context): … Jeremiah 1:1-10  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God shows Jeremiah of The Lord’s eternal love, promising to be with and protect Jeremiah a God’s chosen prophet.                                                                                 

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Reference Passage: … John 3:16 [NLT] … 

16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. 

… Jesus shows Nicodemus the extent of God’s love for all who would close to love the Lord as Messiah. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 5:8 [NLT] …  

8 But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 

… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians (and us, too) of the extent of God’s love being for even sinners.   

Reference Passage: …  Romans 8:38-39 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s truth, thru the Apostle Paul that NOTHING in this world or our lives can separate born-again believers from God’s love.

Reference Passage: … Galatians 2:20 [NLT] … 

20 My old self has been crucified with Christ.  It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself for me.  

… The Apostle Paul testifies to God’s love, living in him forever because he, Paul, had trusted in Christ as Lord.  

Reference Passage: …  1John 4:7-8, 16-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  The Apostle John teaches assures fellow Christians of the essence of God’s love for all who have surrendered to trust in God as Lord and Savior.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Adam Holz -  AT THIS LINK  -    told of the creator of the digital “LIKE” or “Thumbs up” emoji in 2009 (See photo),  the digital artist regretting how he may have contributed to some becoming addicted to many social media platforms, like Facebook.  

And it is the case that mankind has within our hearts a God-shaped “love-hole” that can only be filled by our love for God as Messiah, … as the Lord Who first loved us.  The question from taking in today’s linked song, and meditating on God’s word above, is whether we have filled our “love-hole” with a surrendered love of God or are we seeking to fill that hole in our hearts with self-love or an addiction to seeking love - or bing “LIKED” - by others in this world?  

How are you filling up your “LOVE HOLE” today, my friend?  Do you feel “liked” and loved by our Lord? I sure do; and I pray you do too!                                                                            

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for loving me, a sinner, who really loves You, Lord. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, …to show our thanks and praise, Lord, for Your eternal love.            … Amen

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