You are loved

 

God our Father loves us more than we can ever know or understand. Why else would He send His only precious Son to bear His wrath for our sins?!
     While I couldn't find anything in the Bible about self-love as a good thing, I found plenty in there about our worth in God's eyes, how He loves us and protects us, and how He has a plan for us. All of these things are revealed over and over again in the Bible. If God our Creator can love us like that, and forgive us of our sins, then who are we to say that "He can't possibly love me"? Who are we to say that even though we've asked for forgiveness from Him, "I know God forgives me, but I just can't forgive myself"?
     We need to love ourselves enough to form healthy relationships with one another. We need to love ourselves enough to seek Him continually and grow in wisdom and know truth. We need to love ourselves enough to take care of these earthly bodies because they house the Holy Spirit, they are images of God. Our bodies and words and actions are pathways between the unbelievers and salvation.

Because you are precious in my eyes,

and honored, and I love you,

I give men in return for you,

peoples in exchange for your life.

Isaiah 43:4 ESV (Please read Isaiah 43:1-21)

Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:29-31

For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV

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Please join me this week in praying for our individual selves and for us as the collective Church. May we realize our worth and responsibilities as children of God, being created in His image. May we go to Him even in the midst of our guilt and shame so that He may forgive us of our sins, help us to be more Christlike, and grow in our faith and obedience.

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He loved us first

We as Christians are the most blessed people on the planet because we are the only ones who know the love of Jesus.

In this is love, not that we loved God, 

but that He loved us and sent 

His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:10 NKJV

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Daily Bible Verse John 15:13

John 15:13 (NIV)

Greater love has no one than this: 

to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Jesus laid down his life for each of us. His love is pure and everlasting. Believe in Him.

Daily Bible Verse Romans 8:35-39

The theme of bible verses for the last few weeks has been the love of the Triune (God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit). We'll continue with that theme this week and start with a new theme next week. I hope you've enjoyed this collection. I've been pulling verses from the New International Version in the hopes that it will be easier to understand the text. If you have any questions, please email me: cellartreasures@yahoo.com


Romans 8:35-39 (NIV)

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;

    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors 

through him who loved us. 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, 

neither angels nor demons, 

neither the present nor the future, 

nor any powers, 

neither height nor depth, 

nor anything else in all creation, 

will be able to separate us 

from the love of God that is in 

Christ Jesus our Lord.

Daily Bible Verse Psalm 8:1-9

Know this: you are never alone!

God, the Father is always there for you; His love never wanes. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Stop what you're doing right now and ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. Ask Him to wash away your sins.
If you have questions, or need help, my email is below. I can put you in touch with people who have answers.

Look at all God has done for us! How great is His love?!

Psalm 8:1-9 (NIV)

1 Lord, our Lord,

    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

    in the heavens.

2 Through the praise of children and infants

    you have established a stronghold against your enemies,

    to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens,

    the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

    which you have set in place,

4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,

    human beings that you care for them?

5 You have made them a little lower than the angels

    and crowned them with glory and honor.

6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;

    you put everything under their feet:

7 all flocks and herds,

    and the animals of the wild,

8 the birds in the sky,

    and the fish in the sea,

    all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 Lord, our Lord,

    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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Daily Bible Verse Romans 5:8

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us,

in that while we were still sinners, 

Christ died for us.

Daily Bible Verse Romans 5:5

Romans 5:5

Now hope does not disappoint,

because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts

by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Daily Bible Verse Ephesians 3:19

Ephesians 3:19

to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; 

that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Daily Bible Verse John 14:21

John 14:21

He who has My commandments and keeps them, 

it is he who loves Me. 

And he who loves Me 

will be loved by My Father,

and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Note: So many of these verses of God's love come from the Apostle John. John is the disciple "whom Jesus loved". He was the only disciple present at the cross when Jesus was crucified. He was the man Jesus chose to take care of His mother, Mary.

Daily Bible Verse John 15:9

John 15:9

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

Daily Bible Verse 1 John 4:19

1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us.

Daily Bible Verse 1 John 4:16

1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us.

God is love, 

and he who abides in love abides in God,

and God in him.

Daily Bible Verse 1 John 4:7-11

This theme of bible verses this week, last week, and for the next couple of weeks is: the love of the Triune (God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit).

These verses, I feel, show us God's eternal love for us.

1 John 4:7-11 (NKJV)

Knowing God Through Love

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Daily Bible Verse John 3:16-17

This week's theme is a continuation of last week: The love of the Triune (God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit).

Another thing we did in Sunday School when I was a child, was memorize bible verses. The one that I remember the most, and I believe is still one of my absolute favorites is John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

John 3:17 goes on to say:

For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world;

but that the world through Him 

might be saved.

emphasis added is mine

Bible Verse Isaiah 40:6-8

I wanted to share these verses to emphasize that nothing in this world is certain; material things won't do you a bit of good after you die, but one thing is certain, and steadfast, and true...that is God's love for you. He is always, always there for me. He answers every single prayer. It may not be the answer I want, and it may not be within the time frame that I want it, but He always, always answers.

"...The voice said, "Cry out!"

And he said, "What shall I cry?"

All flesh is grass,

And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

The grass withers, the flower fades,

Because the breath of the LORD

blows upon it;

Surely the people are grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands

     forever."

Isaiah 40:6-8 NKJV



John MacArthur* wrote of this:
"Isaiah elaborated on how transitory humanity is: here today, gone tomorrow. People pass away like plants under the hot breath of the withering E wind. James used this illustration to teach the folly of trusting in material wealth (James 1:10,11). Peter used it to illustrate the passing nature of everything related to humanity (1 Pet. 1:24, 25).

*MacArthur, J. (1997).  The MacArthur study bible, NKJV. Thomas Nelson.
Visit Grace To You to hear sermons by John MacArthur.
(I highly recommend this bible. It has been an invaluable asset in my bible studies.)

Why Christianity? Part 1

I received a writing challenge last weekend to retell a story from the Bible, in my own words, to emphasize what is important about it to me, and what I would want to tell someone else who had never heard of the Bible story. It occurred to me, that this would be a great idea for other aspects of the Bible, as well, and could also incorporate my testimony. So,...

Why Christianity?
#1     Because, Jesus loves you.
When I was a child, I went to Sunday School almost every Sunday. We would sing, "Jesus Loves Me" almost every Sunday. There was never any doubt in my mind that He was the Messiah, the Son of God. There was no reason to ever question if I had faith in Him because I just took it as fact what the Bible said, that He loved me, that He died on the cross to pay for my sins, that He promised me eternal life in Heaven, and that one day, I would be with Him, and the Father, and the Holy Spirit forever.

I feel so blessed to have been taught these basic truths, and want to share them.

Jesus loves me! This I know, 

For the Bible tells me so;

Little ones to Him belong,

They are weak but He is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! He who died,

Heaven's gate to open wide;

He will wash away my sin,

Let His little child come in.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! loves me still,

When I'm very weak and ill;

From His shining throne on high,

Comes to watch me where I lie.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! He will stay,

Close beside me all the way;

He's prepared a home for me,

And some day His face I'll see.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.