11/23 1 John 4:8
8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
LOVE
The essential characteristic of God’s nature is love.
God’s love in us equips us to love others.
Love is a behavior-we love others and treat them like family. One critical indicator of our love for Jesus is our love for others.
11/22 Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
UNWAVERING
God’s love for us is unwavering.
He never changes, He never quits-we are His focus.
Nothing can override God’s activity in our lives.
If we want the Lord, gives us assurance that we will have HIM.
Jesus is Lord.
11/21 Romans 5:8
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
ACTIVE
God is active in our life.
His love is His activity us-wards!
His love is unconditional-it is not based on merit.
His love reaches us in our brokenness.
His expression of love towards us is Christ on the Cross.
He paid a price we couldn’t pay-our sin!
We have real worth in God’s eyes-He is calling us to redemption.
Wherever we are whatever we have done, Jesus is seeking to save us.
11/20 John 3:16
16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His [a]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
IMMENSE
God has an immense love for us, His creation.
His love is sacrificial- He gave His son.
Believing in Jesus is key to our becoming a child of God (in Christ).
Salvation is available to all people.
The Lord assures us that our relationship will last forever.
We will have life like God’s life.
Hope and redemption is central to our Christian belief.
11/19 Jeremiah 31:3
3 The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
LOVE
God’s love is eternal and unchanging.
It is not based on our actions, it is based on His eternal, unchanging character.
God is love.
His love transcends time and circumstances.
He continually supports us.
His grace just fits our life.
We are cherished by God.
11/18 Exodus 14:14
14 The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.”
TRUST
Trust in God’s power.
Trust in God’s presence when overwhelmed or fearful.
Trust in God’s faithfulness.
Be still-Let God be God and you be His child.
11/16 Job 34:12
12 “Surely, God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
JUST
God is just and fair.
He would never pervert justice.
He does not wrong or oppress humanity.
He is impartial-what people sow they reap.God is sovereign and righteously governs the world.
11/15 Isaiah 30:18
18 Therefore the Lord [a]longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He [b]waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who [c]long for Him.
WAITS
God patiently waist for all to turn to Him.
He desires to show mercy and compassion to all who ask Him.
Those who wait on the Lord will be blessed and restored.
Trust in God’s timing and sovereignty.
11/14 Isaiah 61:8
8 For I, the Lord, love justice,
I hate robbery [a]in the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their recompense
And make an everlasting covenant with them.
LORD
The Lord desires that justice and righteousness prevail.
God has a commitment to those who suffer for the faith.
God will punish those who are evil.
God’s passion is upholding justice and protecting the oppressed.
11/13 Luke 18:7
7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
JUST
God is just.
He will bring justice for all.
Go to Him and seek Him, for justice will come one day.
On that day every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.
We want to be with Jesus on that day.
