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Sunday, August 21, 2016

...My Joy...John 17



Psalm 52:8
But I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.


Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Ephesians 3:19
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

The Lord delights in our desire to live steadfastly in His Presence, as if we were a tree planted close to Him. However, unlike a tree that cannot move from where it is planted, each moment we can choose to stay near to Christ--or not. Though He will never leave us, we can "leave" Him by forgetting He is with us.
God's Spirit, who lives in us, will not leave us in this condition. He will help us remember Who Christ is and Whose we are. We belong to God! No matter how many times we forget God, His Love for us will never fail. Grow strong in this constant nourishing Love.

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