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God’s Passion for his Beloved
It’s difficult to imagine how much God really does love us, love you, love me.
I’m serious.
Imagine, the God of all the universe, the One who spoke everything into being loves, and this God not only loves but has chosen to direct that love towards a beloved, and that beloved is us!
In the Songs of Solomon we read;
It is not incorrect to say that God’s love for us is just as passionate.
This morning we’re going to be looking at God’s letter to us, his passionate letter where he depicts his love and we’re going to continue in our series on developing HABITS for spiritual growth in our lives.
I wanted to begin this morning with that passage because of the passion that is displayed that God has for each and everyone of us.
Yet, sadly, most people don’t recognize it because they have not taken the time to dig into God’s word
and “taste and see that the Lord is good!”
As we dig a bit into God’s invitation for all of us to get into his Word, let’s pray:
PRAYER
Holy God, you have invited us here to open your word, to hear from you.
Speak God through your Holy Spirit, for your servants are listening.
We wait expectantly to hear from you this morning.
In Jesus Name, AMEN.
We’re going to take a whirl wind tour of God’s Word this morning, and see the invitation given to all of us to dig, to think on, to be changed by God’s Holy Word.
I want to begin in Psalm 1.
I love that Psalm, especially how it opens,
It’s amazing to me how we will turn almost anywhere except the expert in our search for truth.
Seriously, think about it.
You see a sign that reads “Wet Paint” and what is your immediate reaction?
You touch it, right!?!
You see don’t touch, and let’s face it you want to touch it.
Or how about medical science?
The doctor says, do this, and this, and this.
But a friend tells you to eat or drink such and such and O sure.
I read a health drink once that claimed that since the earth from over farming had lost many of its life giving nutrients that we were not getting the nutrition our bodies needed from the foods we ate.
No matter how good we ate.
So you were supposed to take a shot of this everyday.
Well I read the ingredients.
First of all I saw some metals that sort of raised questions: Gold, silver, copper...
LEAD!!!
Mercury!!!
But it must be good for you, a friend recommended it!
(And what authority do they have?)
I’m faintly hearing something about “if all your friends were to jump off a bridge, would you?”
I’ve shared with you over and over again from this pulpit that it’s about our relationship with God.
He tells us we are fearfully and wonderfully made, God knows us from the inside out!
Back in the Old Testament, Joshua has inherited leadership of all of Israel from Moses and it has come upon him to lead the people into the promised land.
Imagine the promise that he’d been given!
This is what God says to Joshua
Wow, if I had a promise like that…we think.
But really?
Remember when the 12 spies went into the promised land for Moses only 2 of the 12 said they should go.
Now, Joshua has been given leadership over this crowd, and I can only imagine he has similar resistance.
This is what God continued to share with Joshua:
Why was it so important for Joshua to do what was written in the Book of the Law?
Because it’s the Word of God! Paul told us that God reveals himself in Creation:
But we tend to get caught up in the Creation rather than the Creator!
This is again where God’s word can give us clarity:
In Psalm 19 we read:
and the Psalmist continues pointing to God’s Word:
Wow!
And Jesus spoke of the Law as well.
Want to know who Jesus is? Study the book!
Who is Jesus?
The fulfillment of the Law!!!! What’s the Law, God’s Word.
What’s God’s Word?
Jesus!
Paul wrote to Timothy:
We are all so ready to accept the latest fad that comes and goes rather than to dig into the truth that is eternal.
My hope is that all of us can continue to grow in God’s Word together, and individually.
If you want to grow in God’s Word we have among us some Bible Study experts - people who have studied the Bible for years.
I’m happy to help you, and I know they would be willing to do what they can to help you study God’s Word as well.
Mission Woods Church - a growing place
growing closer to God,
to one another,
and to our community.
Let’s keep growing!!!
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