Thursday... What we do, does make such a difference!

Thursday... What we do, does make such a difference.

Look at what the Apostle Paul says in his second letter to Timothy. He says in 2 Timothy 2:11&12 (NLT), "This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him. If we endure hardship with him, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us." But verse 13 says, "If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is."

Yes we have the power to choose how we respond to God and how we respond makes a big difference in how He responds to us. It really does. There are things He does for us and gives to us in response to what we do and what we give to Him but no matter what we do there is one thing He will not do because of who He is. He will always be faithful in striving to have us do what He wants us to do, to love Him, to live for Him. He really does love us. And there are so many benefits if we love Him and live for Him.

Look at Psalm 36:5-6 (NLT), It says, "Your unfailing love is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O Lord." The MESSAGE, "God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse slips through the cracks."

Verses 7-9 says, "How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings, To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water. You're a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light."

And then 10-12 (NLT), "Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts. Don't let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around. Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again."

What a difference it makes choose to love Him and to live for Him! It really does! So let's keep at it. What we do, makes such a difference with what He does! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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