Category:Loving God

In the Beginning, The Lord set out to make man and woman in His Image. It’s a process He is completely devoted to. He doesn’t give up. Never ever. He is Faithful. And He wants us to be just like Him.

… being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23)

On the 6th Day of Christmas,
my True Love gave to me: Faithfulness.

Faithfulness is remaining steadfast in Allegiance and Affection.
Loyal. Constant. Devoted.

If you’ve ever been betrayed by a spouse or a friend, God’s gift of Faithfulness can be hard to receive. I know because I’ve been there myself. We tend to become self-protective. Distrustful of others and of ourselves. Sometimes, even of God.

Sometimes we try to fix the other person. Mental health professionals call that “codependency.” But I don’t believe that’s how He wants us to respond either.

So maybe we’d do well to ask Him what that/those betrayal(s) mean(s) for our relationship with Him. And how He wants us to handle the situation(s).

… as He is, so are we in this world. (1 John 4:17b)

Because of The Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
    great is Your Faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23)

Christmas Day is the First Day of Christmas, not the last. Jesus came to fulfill God’s Promises. And He’s Our Reason to linger a little longer. So today’s our 4th Day of Celebration for Who God is for us! On the 4th Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Goodness.

Let’s face it – none of us is good. And we can never hope to live the life He has planned for us without it. Because we fight evil with good. So He gives His Goodness to us!

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.

For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:3-8)

The Bottom Line: He gives us His Goodness and teaches us how to walk in it!
That means it’s both a “Done Deal” and an “Ongoing Process” we have with Him.

On the 3rd Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Truth. (John 14:6)
On the 2nd Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Forgiveness. (Psalm 130)
On the 1st Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Presence. (Matthew 1:23)

I wonder what other gifts Jesus has for us this Christmas!

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

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In Olden Times, Christmas Day was the First Day of Christmas, not the last. Jesus fulfilled God’s Promise, and He’s Reason enough to linger a little longer in Celebration of our True Love and all the Gifts He brings to us.

So here goes with the 3rd verse of my remake on The 12 Days!

On the 3rd Day of Christmas,
my True Love gave to me Truth.

So much of what we’ve all learned in this world is simply not Truth. That means we have a lot of unlearning to do in the process of learning to live in love. (an example)

• You will know The Truth, and The Truth will set you free. (1 Corinthians 13)
• The Truth is a person, and His Name is Jesus. (John 14:6)
• You can believe and trust The Truth. (John 1:14)

On the 2nd Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Forgiveness. (Psalm 130)
On the 1st Day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me Presence. (Matthew 1:23)

I wonder what other gifts Jesus has for us.

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