God's Love Letter to You

It's amazing that when we like someone, we do all sortsof things for them. We send flowers, we give gifts, and, my favorite, we like to write notes to the one we love. God is no different. We see the flowers he gives us every spring, and the gifts he gives us in the form of the many blessings he gives us. Yet we sometimes walk right past the love note He's sent to us. His word, the Bible, is that love letter. It's the anavoidable truth that God is not some distant creator watching what happens to His creation, or that He doesn't get directly involved in the lives of people. On Every page, if you truly are looking, you can see how much He loves you. Some passages, like 1 John 1:5-10 speak about how awesome He is and the power of His grace and love:

"5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.


8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives."

I love this! God is light, in him there is no darkness! He is faithful and just to forgive us! This gives me comfort and hope for my life in a world full of darkness.

I want to challenge you all to pick up god's love letter once a day. If you don't know where to start, begin with 1 John.

If you want to hear about Jesus, there's Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. If you want to hear a love song to sing to God, look up Psalms. There's a wealth of love and knowledge that God has prepared for us to read and just listen and love Him with.

If you're struggling with an issue, Pastor Brett and I will be happy to help...post your issue, we'll find the verse that corresponds with that issue. If you want to talk about reading your Bible more, post it, and we'll talk!

I love you guys so much, and pray for you daily

In Christ,

Brian.