A lot of people’s problems understanding or finding comfort in God involves their inability to acknowledge that God is altogether different than us.  Meaning, that for us, we have a good idea that God is way more holy than we are, that he judges righteously, and that Jesus died to pay our debt and reconcile us to God.  We say that, but yet, when we are struggling with sin, or anxious about what this day may bring us, or are dealing with a new level of deep suffering, the first lie to creep into our heads is that “God doesn’t love me, He can’t love me because ….”  That voice is never from God – God’s love is not like our love, He is not dependent upon us for anything, Christ died for sinners – to reconcile all things to Himself, the sin that remains in us, the suffering in the world, all point us back to Christ.  My hope is that you would always find comfort in Him alone.

It’s because of that, as a fellow sinner in the process of sanctification and as one who is acquainted with the world not being as it should be; there are a few verses in the Bible that I find very powerful, and cling to often that I wanted to share with you all.  Hopefully you’ll read them, meditate on them, memorize them, so that your own hearts will continue to be encouraged as well.  Everything important in this email is bolded 🙂

Lamentations 3:22-23 ” ²² The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; ²³they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

     Romans 8:38-39 “³⁸For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

     Joshua 1:9 “⁹Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Grace and Peace,
Adam