Last night the temperature got down to about 41 degrees and I had not turned on the heat in our trailer. One reason I had not turned it on was I wasn't sure how to and another was I was somewhat afraid of running the gas furnace since I did not understand it's operation. As I ate my breakfast I read the manual and tried the furnace. I now sit typing this in a comfortable 68 degrees.
It then occurred to me that our relationship with God is like that. Because we do not read the manual God has had written for us we do not trust Him. Instead we fear Him because we do not understand how important we are to Him. We think He is mad at us for our sins and He wants to punish us.
In John 3: 16 we read that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
Once we truly understand and grasp what this verse means all fear and misunderstanding of God disappears. You see God does not have a goal of punishing you for your sin but of forgiving you of it.
This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and we need to remember how amazing grace is. I hope you enjoy this song by Chris Tomlin as you think about what God has done for you. Then listen to the second song by Pocket Full of Rocks.
It then occurred to me that our relationship with God is like that. Because we do not read the manual God has had written for us we do not trust Him. Instead we fear Him because we do not understand how important we are to Him. We think He is mad at us for our sins and He wants to punish us.
In John 3: 16 we read that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
Once we truly understand and grasp what this verse means all fear and misunderstanding of God disappears. You see God does not have a goal of punishing you for your sin but of forgiving you of it.
This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and we need to remember how amazing grace is. I hope you enjoy this song by Chris Tomlin as you think about what God has done for you. Then listen to the second song by Pocket Full of Rocks.
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