Sunday... What if we really did this...

Sunday... There are so many things that we say we will do but what if we really did this?

Psalm 89:1 (NIRV), "Lord, I will sing about your love forever. For all time to come, I will tell how faithful you are. I will tell everyone that your love stands firm forever. I will tell them that you are always faithful, even in heaven itself."

And this is a great time to tell it. Oh, I know, there is so much that is happening that doesn't seem to show He loves us but He does. Look for it in each day. See the good He is doing in your life. Even the difficulties that are happening must go through His love and turned into good. He will never allow anything to happen to those who follow Him that doesn't first go though His love.

Now the Psalmist continues, verses 3 & 4 (NLT) says, "The Lord says, 'I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sword this oath to him: '"I will establish your descendants as kings forever, they will sit on your throne from now until eternity."'"

But then over in verses 30-35, "But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations, if they do not obey my degrees and fail to keep my commands, then I will punish their sin with the rod and their disobedience with beating. But I will never stop loving him. No I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said. I have sworn and oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie."

He will be faithful but we also must be faithful to Him. There will always be consequences for our turning our back on Him. Now God is also faithful to those who have turned our backs to Him. He sent His Son to die for us, to take care of our sin, to take the punishment for our sin but we must turn back to Him and live for Him to have the benefit of His love.

He loves you, He really does. What if we would share that love by also being faithful and showing and sharing His love to others? What a difference it would make! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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