With these words, Jesus pushes past the limit of any LAW
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Perhaps today, you need to spend some deep time with Jesus
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Living in the grace of Jesus Christ is less a soft and warm feeling, and more a strong and secure belief, that regardless of this world’s response—nothing can separate you from the love of God.
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What people in your life have demonstrated this “look of love” to you? Thank God for them. How might you be demonstrating the same for others?
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Fulfilling the Law in a vacuum results in a society of legalism, complete with its own vacuum of caring. When we see the Law as an expression of caring for ourselves and others, that care will flow outward. The evidence of people obeying the Law is love.
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Often, when we see love and grace in action, we have positive feelings. In reading this part of the Book of Ruth that is what I am experiencing. Boaz is being gracious to Ruth, and Ruth in turn is being gracious to Naomi.
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I came across one definition of hesed I consider to be a good, working definition: “The consistent, ever-faithful, relentless, constantly-pursuing, lavish, extravagant, unrestrained, furious love of our Father God!”
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You can love Jesus, receive him, and keep him to yourself. But if you love people, and if Jesus is really changing life on a daily basis, then you and I will tell others. Please note the difference between Jesus daily changing us, as compared to a “past-moment”.
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We, human beings, think we need to do something to earn God’s love. The fancy phrase is conditional love. It means you must first do something that pleases God, and then he may show you some love. That is not the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible unconditionally loves you. He loved us before we loved him.
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Layers: they are everywhere. We look at something, take a new car for example. It is shinny and clean. It looks great. Underneath the hood is a wildly complex machine. There are days we, or an expert, need to get under that hood. However, most days, we simply enjoy driving it. In each of our lives, there are things we are the experts at. Our jobs, a hobby, maybe cooking, or something else. When necessary, we can “get under the hood”, but most days, we simply enjoy the drive. Where can you “get under the hood”?
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Obey? Why? Obey what? Today the idea of obeying something “outside of yourself” might be an antiquated notion. Yet how are you with conforming your actions (those things you do) with your will (those things you know you should do)? Are you a “try harder” kind of person? Or perhaps you take your cues from Yoda: “For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.”
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Real love chooses. Real love gives. Real love risks. Real love costs. Have you thought about how God loves you? Right now?
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What does loving God, another person, or yourself, cost you?
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Love: we long for it, chase after it, become confused by it. We seek the perfect computer software to find it. Can we however describe it? I love ice cream – I love my wife – I love my dog. These aren’t the same, are they?
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There I was, walking home, holding hands with someone I loved and they loved me. We were in 5th Grade. Then, out of nowhere, my dad appeared. In his truck. Between his honking the horn and...
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