Hi Chanelle,
Let me share with you some of my favorite quotes.
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Never will i leave you; never will i forsake you." --Heb 13:5
Perhaps one of the most beautiful thoughts to ever come from God straight to us. This is by far one of the greatest verses imo.
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Come to me, all you who are weary, and burdened, and i will give you rest." -- Mt. 11:28
Nothing can seperate you from my love, Death Can't and life can't. The angels can't and the demons can't. Your fears for today, your worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep my love away. -- Personal Paraphrase of Ro. 8:38-39
There for thus says the Lord "If you return, then i will restore you-- Before me you will stand....For I am with you to save you and deliver you." --Jer. 15:19-20
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear -- Isiah verse 22
All the ends of the earth, that includes you chanelle and even your worste enemy. Thats the beauty of God, he is not bound by prejiduce or hate, racism or indifference. He is God and all loving, all powerful and capable of bringing every person, even the worste of all, to Him and not just that but having these people Want to know Him. That is our God. Amazing.
Prov. 24:16
A just man falls seven times, and rises up againThis verse on the surface may not seem like anything great. But indeed it is a most amazing thing! What it shows us is that even a Just man, someone who is right and good [because of God offcourse] will fall! Means to be insared, to collapse, to become low, etc.. They will fall chanelle! Doesn't that sound like all of us? Don't we all fall? Yes we do! What is even more amazing about this verse is that this man [or women] falls SEVEN TIMES! WOW! That sounds like ALOT. Don't we fall ALOT? Well here is the wonderful end to this sad tale, the MAN RISES AGAIN! OMG! How amazing is that? I know i can see myself in this verse and only pray to God that i may rise again from this mess that i have fallen into!
Zec 3:3
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. Zec 3:4
And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.What is so amazzing above the above verse, is that Joshua, is clothed in FILTHY garments. Meaning he is DIRTY. Guess what though? God comes along and CHANGES HIM, not only that it is God who clothes him! This verse is amazing because it shows us that God is the one who changes us, not ourselves, not our free will, and not only that but that He will change us no matter how dirty [on the inside] we may be!! Amazing! Their is ALWAYS hope with God. ALWAYS!
I want to close with another one of my favorite passages, in this case.
Eze 21:4
Because I will cut off both righteous and wicked from you, therefore My sword shall go out of its sheath against all flesh from south to north, Eze 21:5
that all flesh may know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it shall not return anymore. Eze 21:6
Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes. Eze 21:7
And it shall be when they say to you, "Why are you sighing?' that you shall answer, "Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,' says the Lord GOD." That infact SHALL at the end by God is a promise chanelle! God is promising us something. What is it? "
every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water" Why? "
Because of the news; when it comes" The Good news is Jesus! The good news is that Jesus will save everyone one day! That includes you and me, no matter how bad and dirty we get, we are never to gone for God. Read what i posted above if you doubt this. We are never forsaken, never alone! We can't possibly EARN God's favor, or EARN SALVATION. It is GOD who brings us to Him, it is GOD who clothes us with new garments, it is GOD who lifts us up. It's all God! We are His creation, and He absolutely loves us, even right down to the dirty ones! Get that idea of an angry vengeful upset God who is loosing controle of His creation out of your head. THis is NOT God, this is NOT Jesus. I Promise you this. God is far greater than any of us could have ever imagined. One day, everyone will see this. And THIS chanelle, is why they will weep, this is why their hearts will melt. They will melt from God's undying love for us. This is why all knees will be weak!
Numbers 23:19 "
God is NOT a man, that He should LIE [do we think God LIES when He says that He WILL save all mankind in I Tim. 2:4?]
;neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not DO IT? Or has He spoken [as in I Tim. 2:4 and many other places]
,and shall He not MAKE IT GOOD?"
1 Timothy 2:3-4
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truthNo one, is going to hell
And if you feel like Micah, here's what we are told.
Mic 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.Remember always chanelle, that when God says He will or He shall, He means it. It's a promise, and that you can take to the bank!
God bless,
Alex