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Jenifer gilley
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly."
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:53 AM
Subject: The Word For Today: Friday July 21st
> "THE KINDNESS OF GOD LEADS...TO REPENTANCE." ( ROMANS 2:4 NAS )
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> WON BY LOVE
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> Ever notice that most organizations insist that you earn your way? For
> example, airlines compensate frequent fliers with free miles; sports
> franchises reward players who score goals and win games. Some conporations
> even grade their employees on a scale where they can earn a private office
> or their own parking space. But God's not like that; you can't earn
> salvation. Paul says, "The kindness of God leads...to repentance." Notice,
> he didn't say the scare tactics of a preacher or the legalistic
> requirements of some church that you keep their standards before God will
> accept you. No, genuine repentance is our response to the unconditional
> love of a perfect God. A God who delights in teaching down and restoring
> the cracked pots and damaged vessels society wants to throw on the garbage
> heap. When you encounter a Saviour like that, you want to please Him. It's
> impossible to experience the unfailing love of a God who stands by you
> when others fail you, and keep on abusing His
> love. The very idea that GOd's love comes with no strings attached goes
> against every human instinct. "God so loved the world, that he gave his
> only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
> have everlasing life" ( Jn 3:16). Love i s the force that draws us to Him.
> To know Him is to love Him. And to walk with Him is to experience "joy
> unspeakable." To the hopeless and hurting our God says, "Come. Your past
> doesn't disqualify you; your problem's are not too big for Me-I've handled
> bigger. Maybe you're not welcome anywhere else, but today you're "accepted
> in the beloved" (Eph 1:6 ).
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> Linda("The Prayerwarrior/Angel") (\o/)
> email: [log in to unmask]
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