What is your view of God? Is He a God of wrath? Or is He a God of love?
Ephesians 2:4-7 gives us a picture of who God is. “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-by grace you have been saved-and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
Sure, God is a God of wrath. If we are not His child, we are His enemy, but if we follow Him, He loves us and pours out His mercy on us. We cannot do anything to deserve His love, but He chooses to save us by grace through Jesus Christ! Thank you, Lord!
We do deserve God’s wrath, “But God” sends us Jesus, so that we can be united with God again in Heaven! The verses above tell us we are raised up and seated with Jesus in the heavenly places. This verse means we are citizens of heaven when we become a Christian! That is so amazing! So if we know we are citizens of of heaven, then we must live like it each and every day. We must live like we are living in heaven today.
Friends, it will take us all of eternity to understand just how much God loves us, and then, I’m not sure we will even be able to fully understand! This is how much He loves us!
If you are a Christian, and you see God as a wrathful God and not a loving God, search God’s Word for His promises for His children and see if you view changes.
God, thank you for loving me. Forgive me for not living a life like You love me. Radiate Your love through me. Help me to love others as you love me, and help me to always remember how much you love me. Thank you for saving me, God. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Beautifully written! 🙂 Thanks for the reminder that God is a loving God, whose Mercy and Grace is the beautiful gift given to His children!
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Thanks for sharing this devotion!
xo, Jessy | http://www.currentbliss.com
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Thanks for the reminder, this is a humbling thought that brings me back down to Earth this morning 🙂
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Amen! I love this Thanks you so much for posting this. Have a wonderful weeken.
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Thank you very much for this holy noble thoughts!
Brought peace to my mind!
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This is written nicely
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This is a beautiful perspective of God’s love and I really like that you invite people to consider how they view God. Thanks for sharing!
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What a lovely post!
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Such good words and solid wisdom.
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Thank you so much for the reminder<3
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Thanks for sharing this post.
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God is good! I love this.
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Nice. I am not religious, but I can appreciate when others are.
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It never occurred to me that if we are ‘t HIS child we are HIS enemy. Thanks for putting that into perspective.
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I think this helped put that in perspective for me too! Thanks so much for reading~
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Great words of wisdom! My maiden name is Dyer. Funny?!?
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Thank you. I guess that just makes you awesome! hahahahaha!
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A very nice written post. Words of wisdom. xx
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It is good to know that we have God’s love no matter what. Great devotional
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Thanks for sharing your perspective. I’m always interested to learn more about people’s perspectives on faith.
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Thanks for reading! I post a new one every Wednesday, so I would love for you to come back and read more!
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What an encouraging post! And something that we need to remember every day!
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So well written and a nice reminder. 🙂 Have a good week ahead.
Joanne | Life in Blue Skies
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Love this post! So beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Rita | http://www.styleroundtheclock.com
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Lovely post. It’s good to know that people don’t afraid to talk about God
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Thanks for sharing your faith with us!
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Such a beautiful message. Just like how my parents would always remind me.
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Thanks for sharing
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Great remind of God’s love! I love seeing bloggers share their faith with others.
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I welcome a read of God’s word any day. Since moving home to Canada from England, we have struggled to find a church we like in Toronto that speaks God’s word straight from the bible. This was very uplifting. God Bless. x
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I love this post! Thank you so much, it seemed to be just what I needed today.
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So glad you liked it!
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I know God is a loving when I wake everyday and see my beautiful family
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Beautifully written!
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As someone who is not very religious, this was a very lovely written piece enlightening me on the Lord’s glory and love 🙂
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