(NOTE: In the two weeks I will share with you a "Top 10 List of Scripture". These are NOT my top 10 favorites but are 10 verses Christians should know, share and hold on to with everything we are. They will change lives, ours and others.)
# 9 on the Top 10 List of scripture
John 1:14 (nlt) --- So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son.
God with us. Emmanuel or Immanuel. However you spell it, it still means, "God with us."
If you go back to the first part of that chapter, you will see that God's design for the world and for us includes His word and His son. He never intended for us to be by ourselves, alone. God walked and talked with Adam in the Garden of Eve. God got Moses' attention at the burning bush. God stopped Abraham with an awesome promise. God shattered Paul's plans to kill more Christians on a road. And on the story goes.
God still shows up in our lives every day. He first came to earth and made us able to know Him. Now He shows up in similar ways to change us, encourage us and fill us with God's best.
Notice what happens when someone sees God:
1 --- find His love
2 --- understand His faithfulness
3 --- spend time with His glory
4 and last --- come to know in a personal way this God who gave us His best, His son, Jesus!
You are not alone. Never have you or I done anything to make God leave us. Yes, that relationship may get strained because we make stupid choices or just do stupid things, but God doesn't leave. He showed up on His terms, and He stays on His terms, not ours.
Jesus is the word. Jesus is truth. And Jesus is here with us.
That's a huge deal. Lets give Him to others along the way!
# 9 on the Top 10 List of scripture
John 1:14 (nlt) --- So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son.
God with us. Emmanuel or Immanuel. However you spell it, it still means, "God with us."
If you go back to the first part of that chapter, you will see that God's design for the world and for us includes His word and His son. He never intended for us to be by ourselves, alone. God walked and talked with Adam in the Garden of Eve. God got Moses' attention at the burning bush. God stopped Abraham with an awesome promise. God shattered Paul's plans to kill more Christians on a road. And on the story goes.
God still shows up in our lives every day. He first came to earth and made us able to know Him. Now He shows up in similar ways to change us, encourage us and fill us with God's best.
Notice what happens when someone sees God:
1 --- find His love
2 --- understand His faithfulness
3 --- spend time with His glory
4 and last --- come to know in a personal way this God who gave us His best, His son, Jesus!
You are not alone. Never have you or I done anything to make God leave us. Yes, that relationship may get strained because we make stupid choices or just do stupid things, but God doesn't leave. He showed up on His terms, and He stays on His terms, not ours.
Jesus is the word. Jesus is truth. And Jesus is here with us.
That's a huge deal. Lets give Him to others along the way!
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