You Are Loved!

O. T. #2142    "You Are Loved!"

March 4, 2022

Summary of Amos-Part 4

LET IT GLOW

Friend, do you know that you are loved? God loves us for who we are, not for what we do. Nothing can separate us from His love. The love of God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do we see His everlasting love working in every event of our life? Here is a verse that will brighten up your day, for it did mine.

Moving along in 1 John, we have this great promise:

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.  (1 John 3:1)

Sometimes we need to step back and reflect. We Christians are to reflect the love of God in our life. He loves us with an unfailing love. Nobody loves us like our Heavenly Father. Nobody loves you and me like You love us, Jesus. We stand in awe of Your amazing ways. I worship You as long as I am breathing. Thank You that You provided a way to be children of God. (I like that song.)

Okay now, here is the challenge: Are we loving others like a child of God should? Are we serving others by denying our self? Do we forgive like a Christian is told to do? (I am included, too.)

So child of God, walk the path of love today.

LET IT GROW

As we continue to review what Amos said, let's look at 7:8. And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? and I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will l not pass by them any more. 

The purpose of the plumb line was to show Israel they had strayed from God. We need a plumb line or standard so we can determine right from wrong. What is it? God's Word is our plumb line.  God established moral and spiritual laws that we are free to ignore, but we do so at our own peril. His Word is truth and He protects us when we obey it.

Upon what do we base our life? Is there a standard by which we make decisions? Do we measure our life by that of our neighbors or society? If so, then we are basing our life on lawlessness, and lawlessness is sin. (1John 3:4) (Blackaby)

 

LET IT GO

Thank You Father that You love us and always will.

How we are in awe that You would love us sinners and die for us!

How we all need that reassurance today.

Fill us with Your love so it can spill over in someone's life today.