Redeeming Love ~

God's Word: 

So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith 1 Thessalonians 3:7

Redeeming Love:

God's redemption through love, mercy and grace is miraculously evident through Christ death, burial and ressurection.  He has made you and i,  lower than the angels and crowned us with his awesome glory.  I have to remind myself, that my current circumstance, nor my present sufferings --- is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. Romans 8:18 ... It is through His awesome glory that he carries us from glory to glory - grace to grace - victory to victory... Only as He - God the Father can through redeeming love for us, along with his grace that is sufficient, it is that very all sufficient grace that he restores renews and reveals the truths that bring us to wisdom, knowledge and understanding.  It is that revelation that we can forge ahead through the power of Christ in us with the Holy Spirit leading the way to empowerment through the scriptures.  Psalm 103 speaks of forgiveness; redemptive love; strengthening power; renewing of our spirit man.  Day by day let us pray for the peace of God to abide in us in all things- all circumstances ... He is our life and joy in all things. 

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,

In Christ Love

Jennifer Pettiford ~

Psalm 103

A psalm of David.

1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
    with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
    may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3 He forgives all my sins
    and heals all my diseases.
4 He redeems me from death
    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
5 He fills my life with good things.
    My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!

6 The Lord gives righteousness
    and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

7 He revealed his character to Moses
    and his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
    nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
    he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our sins as far from us
    as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord is like a father to his children,
    tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he knows how weak we are;
    he remembers we are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass;
    like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 The wind blows, and we are gone—
    as though we had never been here.
17 But the love of the Lord remains forever
    with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children
18     of those who are faithful to his covenant,
    of those who obey his commandments!

19 The Lord has made the heavens his throne;
    from there he rules over everything.

20 Praise the Lord, you angels,
    you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
    listening for each of his commands.
21 Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels
    who serve him and do his will!
22 Praise the Lord, everything he has created,
    everything in all his kingdom.

Let all that I am praise the Lord.