Wednesday 7/27/2005
1 Corinthians 13-Love-Love never ends
2 Kings 7.3-20-God scares the Syrian troops away and Israel is rescued from death
Jonah 2-God is the one with the power to save me from deep in the world of the dead
Psalm 7-Let the assembly be gathered around God
Solomon 8.6-7-many waters cannot quench love
"It’s all in how good the battery is."—that’s what I heard yesterday when I was looking at the price difference between two different but very similar cordless drills. The drills look identical- the batteries were the same size- but the batteries were manufactured by different companies—the battery is the source of power for this drill- in the same way – love is my source of power- God gave his love through his Son- and that love never ends – 1 Corinthians 13 is my favorite chapter in the Bible when it comes to describing love – and even that description falls far short of God’s love- his love is so deep he lets some men with leprosy walk into an enemy camp and find it deserted- because God has decided to take care of them and all the Israelites- he scared the Syrian troops off—no human intervention was needed- God did it out of love for his people- in the same way – Jonah- who was disobedient- not doing what God had told him to do- God listens to Jonah’s prayer from the deep and rescues him—without a doubt – our response to this deep love is to gather together in praise and worship for a God that loves us so much- a fire of passion so fierce that even many waters cannot quench his love—love- my source of power—did God speak yesterday?- yea- "It’s all in how good the battery is"—and God’s battery – his love- provides enough power for an eternity or two – Thanks be to God!
Prayer- Lord – you show me your love every day- may I love others with your love- may I have your compassion on those in need- and do something about it- may I reach out in your love to someone this day. Lead me and guide me and show me the way. -- Amen
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