GOD LOVES YOU ANYWAY!

GOD LOVES YOU ANYWAY! There are NO perfect people In this world Not you-NOT ME- Not any of us And there NEVER have been ANY perfect people in this world With the EXCEPTION of Jesus And him being THE REALIZATION of LOVE We ARE what we are because Of the GRACE of God-and his LOVE For us Whoever we are Whatever we are GOD LOVES US ANYWAY! “By the grace of God I am what I am And his grace to me Has NOT been ineffective” 1 Corinthians 15:10 Paul persecuted the church Peter denied Christ three times Thomas doubted And all the apostles and saints Have FAILED God-have failed Jesus At one time or another WE are all less than perfect We have all committed sin In one form or another ONLY God is perfect Only Jesus is perfect “As for God HIS WAY is perfect The Lord's word is flawless He shields all Who take REFUGE in him” Psalm 18::30 “BE PERFECT-therefore- As your heavenly Father Is perfect” Matthew 5:48 “EVERY good and perfect gift Is from ABOVE Coming down from the Father Of the heavenly lights Who does not change Like shifting shadows” James 1:17 YES!-God LOVES US ANYWAY! Despite our imperfections And he wants us To TRY and follow his example WE all have flaws We all heave fears- We all have blind spots- Prejudices and weaknesses But God LOVES us anyway And wants us to follow His example-and love our brothers And sisters-in Christ That is HOW we know We BELONG to God That is how we know We ARE his disciples “A new command-I give you LOVE ONE ANOTHER As I have loved you So you MUST love one another By this EVERYONE Will know you are my disciples IF you love one another” John 17:34-35 Yes dear Lord-we know-like you It is our job To bring NEW SOULS to the kingdom Each and every day And though we are NOT perfect We TRY to do this through you For your name-DEAR LORD-is the definition Of love “Love is patient-love is kine- ….....LOVE NEVER FAILS” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 We thank you Lord for BEING LOVE- And LOVING US ANYWAY- despite our imperfections Robert P. Wallman September 15th, 2016 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Melanie Rigney