The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Saturday, March 18, 2023
WHILE YET A SINNER CHRIST LOVED US
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Rom 8:38-39 (NRSV)
Main Text: Main Text: John 3:16
Most of us are so amazed at God’s power, might and sovereignty, we forget His other side. He is able to love us with a love so great we can’t fully comprehend it. God is love and when we feel small and worthless, He tells us just the opposite. 1 John 4:8 “God is love.” We are priceless to God, He’s constantly watching over us and there’s nothing He won’t do to keep us from harm.
There’s no escaping God’s love, He loves you with every fiber of His being. Our faith in Him reassures us of this. He’ll never let us down and never leave us to struggle along by ourselves. This gives us comparative advantage over the world. Love is God’s nature, He’s love personified and because He’s love, it’s not possible for God to hate you regardless of the sin. God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. 1 John 1:5 “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.”
You’re a product of love. Let the love of God in your spirit dominate you. It’s important that we walk in God’s nature of love, He commanded us to love! In fact, that’s the great command Mark 12:30-31 “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.” Be like God whose essence is love, because as He is, so are you in this world.
Confession:
The Love of God is expressed through me, in my communication, action and all that I do. I have the nature of love, I am an embodiment and expression of the love of Christ. Praise the Lord.
Further Reading:
John 15:13 (YLT) “Greater love than this hath no one, that anyone his life may lay down for his friends.”
1 John 4:16 (NIV) “So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love shows that he is joined to God. And God is joined to him.”
Read through the bible in 1 year: Numbers 26:52-28:15 Luke 3:1-22 Psalm 61:1-8 Proverbs 11:16-17
Read through the bible in 2 years: Ez 38-39 & Ps 70
