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"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me,
saying,
Yea, I have
loved thee with an everlasting love:
therefore
with loving-kindness
have I drawn
thee."
Jeremiah 31:3
Unspeakable Love!
"I have loved thee with
an everlasting love"
means that God loved us
and planned
our salvation even
before the world was created,
when we were but
thoughts in the
creative mind of God.
Amazing condescension!
Unspeakable Love!
"With loving-kindness
have I drawn thee"
tells us that His love
was first
expressed in the
kindness of our creation
and continued care.
But it is most
beautifully expressed
in the kindness of our
salvation.
What loving-kindness
this is:
"God so loved the world
that He gave
His one and only Son,
that whosoever believe
in Him shall not perish
but have everlasting
life."
Wonderful love, indeed!
Looking beyond the cross
to His throne,
Jesus also promised,
"But I, when lifted up
from the earth,
will draw all men to
Myself."
He drew us through
Baptism and by His Word.
He continues to draw us
through the
preaching and teaching
of His gospel message.
And at last, He will
draw us to Himself
to be with Him in heaven
and give us a crown of
life.
Undying Love indeed!
God is the absolute
center of all that exists.
All nature and all
created things
revolve around Him.
He is the center of all
His people,
who form a wide circle
around Him.
His purpose is to draw
them to Himself,
their center, in eternal
life.
May you be drawn to the
cross of
Unspeakable Love!
"Lord
Dictated Them"
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