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This Love gave its best!

Most know this historic verse, John 3:16. They might even have this verse memorized. But since it is the Easter weekend, let’s read it again in the Amplified version: John 3:16 “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.” The two key words there are loved and gave. God dearly loves and prizes all of us.  This verse clearly shows the level and degree of His love toward us. Think about it, who would willingly sacrifice their child for someone that doesn’t even know them? Yet God sent Jesus to die for us while we were yet in rebellion and separated from Him because of sin: “But Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly!” Romans 5:8 (TPT) And in another verse, it says that we were enemies when He went to the cross: “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” This is a love that I have yet to understand, but today I celebrate and receive that love. I celebrate and receive this gift that God gave us in Christ! He is risen, and we are risen with Him!

John 3:16 (Amplified) “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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Who’s voice are you listening to?

There are many voices, all shouting to be heard in this day. It is impossible to listen to them all. We need to discipline our minds and hearts to focus on the voices that are connected to our spiritual DNA. There is the voice of God. His voice always falls in line with His written word. Any voice that tells you something that doesn’t fall in line with God’s word needs to be ignored! There is the voice of your purpose. This voice will help you to focus on the things that will help you to achieve what God called you to do. There is the voice of your flesh or emotions. This voice must be harnessed and submitted to the will of God, or else it will rule over you and only insist only on pleasure, comfort and safety. It is selfish and can be very petty. That is why Romans 12:2 says: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Our natural mind does not understand the things of God, so it must be trained and harnessed so that we can be useful and fruitful in the Kingdom of God. Finally, there is the voice of the devil. You can only discern this voice if you know God’s word. This voice only comes to kill, steal and destroy. Reject this voice immediately. This voice will even use half-truths to try to deceive you. Never entertain this voice as it will rob you of your purpose and destiny. Ok, it’s time to self-assess…..what voice are you listening to?

1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”