18/06/2023 - WONDERFUL MEETING

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The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31.3

The message left by the Lord for Jeremiah is the same message He would say if He also paid us a visit. After all, God loves all His servants equally (Romans 2.11). So be thankful for all that God speaks to your heart through the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3.16). Many desire to see the Most High personally or to hear His voice with their own ears, but He has not promised this to anyone. So, prefer the usual way, by which those who put their trust in Him are guided. It’s good to live by faith!

The words that come from our God fill us with joy and give us the strength to face the battles of everyday life. When we are reading the Bible and at a certain moment, we feel that a passage jumps out at us, as if it was written just for us, we know that the Lord has given us that message (Luke 24.32).

Our heart can distinguish the divine voice from the voice of the devil, which is heavy and only brings us sorrow. When God speaks to us, we are sure that He has addressed us in order to convey something good. The voice of the Lord fills us with happiness and pleasure; with it, we need not fear. So, surrender to your heavenly Father and understand the answer that comes from Him.

The eternal love that attracted Jeremiah later made God send His Only Begotten to save us:  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3.16). Only when Jesus returns will we fully understand this great love and the reason why He has restored us to a position of dignity before the Father never seen before.

You see, even if you were the only person in the world and served the enemy, being outside the Kingdom of God, He would still send Christ to die in your place. The gifts of the Most High are made in love and are everlasting (Romans 11.29). Whoever receives Jesus as Savior and perseveres in the faith is never lost. Divine love will not allow the kingdom of darkness to take that soul back to its lair (John 10.27-30).

The everlasting love with which we have been loved will never end. That is the Lord’s promise. So, we must strive to please Him in everything. God also declares that He has drawn us with His loving kindness (or hopeful kindness, or kind hope). Before we were saved, Jesus drew us with these two blessings: everlasting love and lovingkindness. Imagine what the Father will offer us when we come before Him in Heaven!

Don’t frustrate the Most High’s plan for your life. The world may not recognize you as good company, but the Almighty accepts you as His child and wants you by His side for ever and ever. Therefore, avoid the temptations that arise to take you off the path to happiness. With God, you will reign forever. Start now!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares