Wednesday, May 17, 2006
That's Love
Scripture:
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39
As we go through life developing relationships along the way, prayerfully we will hear these three words; "I Love You". Now for those of you who have at some point in you lives been in love with someone, you know that there are no words to describe that feeling.
But for some of us, the love didn't last. For one reason or another, we fell out of love with that special someone. Falling out of love may have even broke our hearts. At least it felt like it.
There may have been feelings of betrayal, abandonment or even a sense of a loss that borders on feeling as though someone close to you has died. When you lose that special someone you loved, you may even feel that you will never recover. We don't understand how someone we loved so much could ever cause us so much pain.
But there is a Love that you will never lose. There is a love that will never betray you. There is a love that surpasses all love. It is an unconditional love, a redeeming love, an everlasting love.
It's the love of God. which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Prayer:
Father God, we come before You this morning, as humbly as we know how. Lord, we ask that You who are the creator and finisher of all things would hear our prayers this day. Lord, we come asking that You would magnify Your presence in our lives today. Father, as we find ourselves caught up in going about our daily lives, we ask that You continue to hide us under the wings of Your salvation. Lord, let not our living be in vain. Allow something that we do or day this day, be a reflection of You working in our lives. May we do or say something this day to give someone else the hope and encouragement that they need. Lord, even when we don't have the things in life that we want, we say thank You. Even though we may not have the money to give our loved ones material gifts, we say thank You. We say thank You because we can still share our hope in Christ Jesus. Thank You Lord, for the gift of life. Thank You Lord for saving Grace. Thank You Lord, for mercy when we couldn't see our way out. Thank You Lord, for holding us up when we didn't have the strength to stand on our own. We come submitting our prayers in the name of Your son, Christ Jesus. Amen.
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39
As we go through life developing relationships along the way, prayerfully we will hear these three words; "I Love You". Now for those of you who have at some point in you lives been in love with someone, you know that there are no words to describe that feeling.
But for some of us, the love didn't last. For one reason or another, we fell out of love with that special someone. Falling out of love may have even broke our hearts. At least it felt like it.
There may have been feelings of betrayal, abandonment or even a sense of a loss that borders on feeling as though someone close to you has died. When you lose that special someone you loved, you may even feel that you will never recover. We don't understand how someone we loved so much could ever cause us so much pain.
But there is a Love that you will never lose. There is a love that will never betray you. There is a love that surpasses all love. It is an unconditional love, a redeeming love, an everlasting love.
It's the love of God. which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Prayer:
Father God, we come before You this morning, as humbly as we know how. Lord, we ask that You who are the creator and finisher of all things would hear our prayers this day. Lord, we come asking that You would magnify Your presence in our lives today. Father, as we find ourselves caught up in going about our daily lives, we ask that You continue to hide us under the wings of Your salvation. Lord, let not our living be in vain. Allow something that we do or day this day, be a reflection of You working in our lives. May we do or say something this day to give someone else the hope and encouragement that they need. Lord, even when we don't have the things in life that we want, we say thank You. Even though we may not have the money to give our loved ones material gifts, we say thank You. We say thank You because we can still share our hope in Christ Jesus. Thank You Lord, for the gift of life. Thank You Lord for saving Grace. Thank You Lord, for mercy when we couldn't see our way out. Thank You Lord, for holding us up when we didn't have the strength to stand on our own. We come submitting our prayers in the name of Your son, Christ Jesus. Amen.
