IN GOD'S LOVE 4

 

IN GOD’S LOVE 4

Eph. 1:6 So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly loved Son. NLT

In God’s love, because of God’s love, andt through God’s love, we praise God. Praise is becoming of God’s children; in fact, praise comes naturally to those living in Christ. If praise does not flow from the heart of the redeemed, there is something wrong with their hearts before God. There is an endless supply of reasons to praise the Lord.

We praise the Lord for His glorious grace. Grace is the gateway into living in fellowship with God. Eph. 2:8,9 It is God giving us what we don’t deserve. It is God’s kindness towards us. It is God doing for us what we can’t do for ourselves. It is His blessings upon our lives. And, God’s grace is glorious. There is nothing that can compare to it. We praise God for His amazing grace.

We praise God for His giving spirit. God gives. He gave us a wondrous world to live in, perfectly suited to support and sustain human life. God gave us Jesus who came into our world as a human being so He could die on the cross as a sinless human for our sins. John 3:16 God gave us the Holy Spirit who actively works in our lives to affirm our salvation, helps us to live in our salvation, works to make us holy, and works to make our salvation complete so we can enter into heaven. The Spirit teaches us the things of God from the things created, from God’s Word, and from what we glean from others. We praise God for His giving spirit.

We praise God for his great love. God is love. I John speaks often and deeply about our God of love. Everything that God does flows from His loving heart. But one thing we must all remember is that God is holy love. God’s love does not negate His holiness; in fact, holiness defines His love. I Cor. 13:4-8a The well of God’s love never runs dry. It spans all generations and reaches out to all people. There has never been anyone who is beyond the reach of God’s love. No matter what a person does in life, God loves him and will forgive him if he opens his heart up to Christ. Sin hardens the heart and can become so entrenched in one’s life that God’s love can’t penetrate it. It is why one should never continually spurn God’s love. We do reap what we sow. If you know God loves you, love Him back. Show Him daily that you love Him. Do all you can do to grow your love for Him. If you love Him, you will spend lots of time alone with Him, and you will share your love for Him with others. Praise God for His great love. Jesus loves me, this I know! Praise God for His great love!