A God of Perfect Love For All!
Today I watched the Opray show and it was all about children around the world who are sold as slaves. Their parents sell them as young as 4 years old so they can have money to feed the rest of the family. These children work from 4:30AM until dark and are only fed one meal a day. They are often beaten and never shown any love accept from each other.
In contrast to that story I was able tonight to watch as my daughter Amy got into the final 8 out of 55 contestants in the Wayne County Idol singing competition at our local Fair. I was so proud of her I wanted to burst, and I have to say there was a great temptation to ask God for a little help as she goes into the finals this coming Saturday. But before I uttered that prayer my mind kept going back to those poor children who are being abused every single moment of their precious lives with no one to cheer them on or even give them hope.
I don’t know if my daughter will win or not, but this I know, God loves those poor slave children the same as he loves my Amy and I am so glad that HE is everyones God. I wish I could understand better why things like that go on in the world, but until that time what I’m left with is my absolute faith in a God who loves us all and cares even when a sparrow falls to the ground.
So, tonight when I lay down my head I will thank God for my children and I will thank God for His love for all the children of the world with a perfect love, even if we don’t see it right now.
Cliff I think whether its these slave children or other groups of the under-priviledged throughout the world we so need to see that they are loved. This story and so many others can bring so many questions to our heart and mind that we can find ourselves in a place where we no longer trust the Lord.
Just yesterday I was out for a morning run and I was thinking about the great life that I have and enjoy. I simply was thanking the Lord for my life my family and where I live. I don’t understand why so many in the world suffer so much heartache and misery, but I have to see the bigger picture of God’s love for all or it becomes very unsettling. I think as you have said, there is so much we don’t see right now, but I know one day we will and I know we won’t be disappointed with the final outcome.
He is Lord and His will – will be done on earth as it is in heaven, in that we can know and trust.
I so agree Randy. We must continue to trust in this awesome God even when we observe with our physical eyes somethings that seem to contradict what we view as love. Thanks for your comment.
How sad cliff to my ears are the words you have shared my friend.We share our lives now with our grandaughter.We have full coustesy of her until she is 16 years old.her mum is on drugs and her dad,my son is in prison at this time.We are so glad we have had this chance to love her and bring her up in a loving enviriment.It has not been easy cliff to watch her hurt and pain at times.but we are there to hug her and tell her how much she is loved although she might not feel it at times.I know all will work out ok for her as she grows and comes to an understanding of how much she is loved despite her circumstance at this time in her life.She is only eight cliff.
But the story of my grandaughter is not uncommon in this world which we live.Other children have not got the arms to comfort and hold them through their pain as you have said.
The reasons for this injustice to children is manifold.Randy said,that his will will be done on earh as it is in heaven.But can i say his will has already been done on earth as it has been in heaven already.if the world only knew this cliff what a difference it would make in this world.We are ministers of the reconciliation everyone of us.we have a message birthed in our hearts throught the spirit of grace that is full of the riches of christ.And those riches are full of love and compassion for all of Gods creation.This is what grace does to the heart and mind it brings hope love joy and peace to the weary soul that christ has provided rest for.It is a far cry from religion.For in religion there is no hope nor peace.”WHY”/Because christ is our peace.Let us all get on with loving Gods creation and using our gifts and talents to help each other through this life.And plant the seed of life in every soul we meet.And let them know we have a stead fast hope in christ who has entered within the vail for us all.
God our father sent his love into this world through his son
We see the glory of that love in the face of jesus christ his beloved.When i look at christ cliff i’am looking at our fathers veiw and oppinion of his entire creation.Now that makes my heart glad for sure.I want others to know this also for i know what it can do to the heart and mind who sees this love in christ.
Everything of the old creation died with christ and everything of the new creation came to life in christ.I live in that new creation cliff.I’am no longer mindfull of that old creation at all.for the new cration is a kingdom of the heart bithed in us by the spirit of grace.
Now to get back to what i was saying cliff.yes when we look at the injustices in this world we can see it is brought about by man, “not God our father”.For he has shown his love to all through christ.
I will end now cliff my friend by saying that the gospel is goodnews.Let us put feet to our love we have been showe in christ and reach out to all for whom christ tasted of death for.Heb2V9.As the words of the apostal paul says,How beautiful are the feet of them that share the gospel of peace.
G&P to all,
kenneth
Ps your feet are beautiful cliff as each day you share his love to those little children you drive the bus for.This is the place gos our father has put you in the body of christ.
kenneth.
Kenneth,
It is such a comfort to know that you are my friend and brother. Even though we live so very far from each other we have a closeness that only comes from knowing of our Father’s love. Thank-you for all your words of grace.
I thank God our father for removing the vail from of our eyes cliff to see each other as he sees us all.The fields have already been harvested by our savior.And what a great and mighty store house his has.When Paul said in the letter to the ephesian church that we are in him now and forever.I see us all being part of his great harvest and stored in him forever.Cliff he only came for one harvest my friend and that was us all.Pressed down and flowing over with his great redemptive love.
I’am glad also of your love and friendship cliff.For there is not many who trust god our father and what he has done in christ.But we are all growing and comming into the knowledge of his great love.May we continue to tell others of his great plan of redemption and how he has fulfilled all and given to all everything we need for live and Godliness in th Gift of his beloved son.
Kenneth.
This was a good post for me because over the weekend when my sister Amy got third place at the contest my instant reaction was to find reasons why it wasn’t fair. I thought, Man, she was soo great! I couldn’t understand why she had lost. I tried soo hard to look at the situation in a way that would allow me to understand this loss and I kept desperately holding on to the thought that it was ok she didn’t get first. This is all just a brief moment that will pass. It is a memory that we will look back on and say to ourselves how fun it was to follow her and cheer her on, but I still found myself getting upset when I thought about how she really wanted to do something for her girls with the money and how she deserved it more until I read this post today.
What the hell am I thinking????? What is wrong with me??? I am upset over a contest?? My God, their are worse things in this world to lose then a singing contest. I could lose the life of my child for crying out loud!!! I could lose the life of my husband. People everyday lose something. It could be their spirit, peace, grace or love of life.
My sister actually won that day. Her little girls looked at her in awe because their Mommy’s spirit is strong. She is dedicated. She is aluminating. She is everything they want to be. What she gave to them that day was something special. They saw the support of her family and the pride on her husbands face was priceless!! The cup was running over that day!:)
Mindy, I love how you have put this all in perspective. I too struggled with her loss but as you said there are far worse things to be upset over. Thanks for your words of wisdom.