LOVE NOTES
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"Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens." Psalm 119:89

"Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law." Psalm 119:18

I had this daydream last summer on our family beach trip. While gazing out over the ocean waters I envisioned thousands of multicolored hearts cascading down from the heavens then moving across the ocean toward us. On each heart was a verse from scripture and there was a sense of God's love permeating the atmosphere.

It made me think of how important it is to read and meditate on God's word. Every verse in scripture is sent from a heart of love from God out to every person on the earth. He will never change his word and every one of His words will last forever... Even those difficult ones that we might not yet understand, or the strong word that would humble us in our pride, or the gentle word that would correct us in our pain. The Bible is God's complete love letter to us. The more I walk with the Lord and keep in His word, the more I believe it. I compare God's thoughts to mine and they are completely different. The scriptures are God-centered from start to finish. My thoughts are "me"-centered most of the time.

One of the most freeing words God gives comes from Ephesians 1:7-8. Look at its focus. It says that redemption comes from Jesus' blood, which brings the forgiveness of sins, which is completely in line with God's grace that He lavished on us. The focus of redemption here is NOT on me or my sin. Instead it is all on God's attributes and what He has already done. How long have I and many others languished before God, groveling in our sin and lack, when His focus is completely different? Sin has been dealt with at the cross. We are free to look at Jesus. He is not angry. Does an angry God lavish grace? Thank you Lord, for your great act of redemption. Help us shift our focus from ourselves to You and be changed by your great love