“He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love towards those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us”
(Psalm 103:10-12)

Amen, amen, amen!

God’s steadfast love and grace is my only hope. And that is more than enough!

God’s love is so amazing. God knows us better than anyone else and still loves us, is for us, and wants what is best for us.

The enemy constantly reminds you of all that you are not and all that you lack. God is always telling you of everything you are because of all that God has already done for you in Jesus Christ.

The enemy tells you, you must do more. God tells us, it’s all already been done.

You have a choice. You can either choose to listen to the voice of the enemy, or you can hold fast to the all that God declares in his word.

Choose God.

God loves you. God wants what is best for you. Trust in God and follow him.

“When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions” (Psalm 65:3).

Charles Spurgeon preached in a sermon entitled Love’s Logic, “Do not let the devil tempt you to believe that God does not love you because your love is feeble.”

The reason why I sometimes struggle with God’s love is not because God’s love is not great but because my love is so weak.

The thing is, I am a sinner. Not only am I a sinner, but I am a repeat sinner. There are certain sins which I confess on a daily basis because there are certain sins I struggle with on a daily basis. Because of this, there are days when I feel ashamed for asking for forgiveness for the same sins which God has already forgiven me for.

The reason why I doubt and feel ashamed is not because God’s love is not great, but because of my personal experience with how I love. My feeble attempt at love can’t imagine forgiving someone for the same transgressions on a daily basis.

We get into trouble when we begin interpreting and understanding God’s love through our love. It needs to be the other way around. God’s love is agape. God’s love is unconditional. God’s love is complete. We need to relearn how to love as God loves.

We get into trouble when we focus on ourselves and our sins instead of focusing on God’s unconditional love and God’s complete forgiveness. God does not love the way we love.

Of course God wants us to confess our sins and failures, because God’s love always pursues us to be more like him. It is the devil who wants us to believe that God’s done with us and our feeble ways. It is the devil who shames us into thinking that God would shame us.

Think on God’s love. Remember God’s promise.

“When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions” (Psalm 65:3).

Amen!

“I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9)

This charge was spoken by God to Joshua as he prepared to enter into the promised land. These were uncharted territory. No one alive with Joshua had ever set foot in the promised land. They had no idea what awaited them. They had no idea what peoples, nations, and enemies they would be facing. All they had was the promise of God. And that was more than enough!

We are living in uncharted times. Very few alive today have ever lived through a global pandemic. Things are changing so rapidly, no one alive today knows for sure what tomorrow holds. No one alive today has any idea what problems and challenges await in the days to come. All we have is the promise of God. And that is more than enough!

What is certain is – as the promised land was the land God had promised to the Israelites – that God wants his church to be a blessing to the nations and God intends to use the church and her saints to establish God’s kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven.

Little Church and Lakewoodgrace, it is not by accident nor chance that you and I are the ones alive at this particular time in God’s history. God has given us the privilege to be the ones who get to declare the glories of the One who has placed us in such a time as this. You are not living through the Covid pandemic by chance or accident. God placed us here, and it is God who intends to use us to be a blessing and light.

Claim this day for the LORD. This is the day that the LORD has made: rejoice and be glad in it. “Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD our God is with us wherever we go.” Little Church and Lakewoodgrace, let us take our place in God’s plan to bless our world.