Most Christians know what the Bible says about Yehovah’s great love for His children, yet many have never learned to appropriate that love, even after years of faithfully walking with the Messiah Jesus. There are many dedicated servants of God who have never enjoyed the glorious experience and benefits of knowing the Father’s love; and nothing saddens God’s heart more.
Yehovah described Himself to Moses in this way: “Yehovah, Yehovah Elohim - God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (Exodus 34:6-7).
Yehovah wanted Moses to know that He was merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and forgiving. We have been taught much about these things; indeed, from cover to cover the scriptures speaks of God the Father’s loving and tender heart toward us. But when we are mired in the midst of trials and tribulations, we often forget what Yehovah has said about Himself.
Scripture says of Yehovah again and again that He is ready to forgive at all times (Psalm 86:5); patient with us, full of tenderness and mercy (Psalm 145:9, Psalm 119:156); slow to anger and wrath (Joel 2:13).
Yehovah wants us to approach him fully convinced that He loves us. And He wants us to know, He is all that He says He is. For this reason, Satan will try to make us believe a lie about our God and our Father. If you have been adopted into God’s household through the Messiah, you must know how special you are to Him. You are the recipient of the Father’s special love for all of his sons and daughters.
“You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light … [you] are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy” (1 Peter 2:9-10).
What amazing grace indeed to have a God and Father who loves us so much that he put forth a plan that included His uniquely begotten son to become a sin-offering sacrifice in order that He might justly forgive us of all our sins and transgressions. What a beautiful example of unconditional love that the lord Messiah Jesus willingly gave himself up to be crucified in total commitment to his God and Father's plan of salvation for all who will accept the one whom He has sent - Jesus! Amazing love by both our God and Father Yehovah and by His beloved son the Messiah Jesus.
May all those who believe and trust in Yehovah and in the lord Messiah Jesus walk in love towards all those we come in contact with following their beautiful example.
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