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EP-17 | Get Out with God | Day 17/40 - "Journey with Jesus: A Lenten Reflection"
In Day 17 of our 40-Day "Journey with Jesus: A Lenten Reflection", we begin with 1 John 4:10 NIV, which is yet another example of all that Jesus has done and continues to do for us.
Dear brothers & sisters,
On our Journey with Jesus, we have talked about finding God, drawing closer to Him, and spending time with Him out in our “wilderness”. He is calling out to us and waiting for us to respond. However, it is so important for us to remember that He has never left us, even when we are not looking for Him and didn’t hear His call.
As today’s scripture mentions, God doesn’t love because we loved Him first, but He sought our heart before we were born. His love was not in response to our love, but He initiated love and we love Him in return.
Scripture:
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 NIV
He took the initiative to love us first and sent His only beloved, sinless Son to the cross so that our sins could be forgiven and we could be set free from death.
“Divine love takes the initiative to love others.” Verse by Verse Commentary
This causes us both to think of one of our favorite scriptures, The Parable of the Wandering Sheep:
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:10-14 NIV
Brothers and sisters, there is nothing we can do to lose God’s love. He has, and always will, love us. In your reflection today, we encourage you to reflect back about a moment in your life where you wandered off the path you were on. Perhaps it was a time that the enemy tempted you, tried to draw you away from God, away from fellow Christians, and into his grasp.
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Welcome to our “Get Out with God” podcast. We are Rick and Kristine Ingraham, founders of The Viking and the Lioness Ministries, Inc. Our mission is to encourage people to “Get Out with God” in order to begin to heal, become whole and live well… spirit + soul + body. We hope that this podcast blesses you with the Word of the Lord and serves as bite-sized encouragement as you clear the clutter, quiet the noise and draw closer in your relationship with the Lord.
40-Day "Journey with Jesus: A Lenten Reflection" Downloads:
In His precious love,
Shalom shalom (perfect peace)
Rick & Kristine Ingraham - The Viking & The Lioness
The Viking & The Lioness Ministries, Inc.
Connect with us:
THEVIKINGANDTHELIONESS.COM / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK
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By Rick and Kristine IngrahamIn Day 17 of our 40-Day "Journey with Jesus: A Lenten Reflection", we begin with 1 John 4:10 NIV, which is yet another example of all that Jesus has done and continues to do for us.
Dear brothers & sisters,
On our Journey with Jesus, we have talked about finding God, drawing closer to Him, and spending time with Him out in our “wilderness”. He is calling out to us and waiting for us to respond. However, it is so important for us to remember that He has never left us, even when we are not looking for Him and didn’t hear His call.
As today’s scripture mentions, God doesn’t love because we loved Him first, but He sought our heart before we were born. His love was not in response to our love, but He initiated love and we love Him in return.
Scripture:
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 NIV
He took the initiative to love us first and sent His only beloved, sinless Son to the cross so that our sins could be forgiven and we could be set free from death.
“Divine love takes the initiative to love others.” Verse by Verse Commentary
This causes us both to think of one of our favorite scriptures, The Parable of the Wandering Sheep:
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:10-14 NIV
Brothers and sisters, there is nothing we can do to lose God’s love. He has, and always will, love us. In your reflection today, we encourage you to reflect back about a moment in your life where you wandered off the path you were on. Perhaps it was a time that the enemy tempted you, tried to draw you away from God, away from fellow Christians, and into his grasp.
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Welcome to our “Get Out with God” podcast. We are Rick and Kristine Ingraham, founders of The Viking and the Lioness Ministries, Inc. Our mission is to encourage people to “Get Out with God” in order to begin to heal, become whole and live well… spirit + soul + body. We hope that this podcast blesses you with the Word of the Lord and serves as bite-sized encouragement as you clear the clutter, quiet the noise and draw closer in your relationship with the Lord.
40-Day "Journey with Jesus: A Lenten Reflection" Downloads:
In His precious love,
Shalom shalom (perfect peace)
Rick & Kristine Ingraham - The Viking & The Lioness
The Viking & The Lioness Ministries, Inc.
Connect with us:
THEVIKINGANDTHELIONESS.COM / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK