Hello, precious loved one of God, I hope you’re fine by God’s grace.
God is so wonderful, and He loves us so much that He sent His Only Son, Jesus Christ, to die on The Cross of Calvary for our sins.
John 3:16-17 NIV
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
Realising how much this is real, not only for mankind in general, but particularly for us, should generate a response in us which manifests as adoration.
This introduces the title of today’s song, “Sound of Adoration” by Jesus Culture.
God loved us even while we were still rebellious sinners who absolutely didn’t care about Him or His Word or what He could think of us.
His love for us has never been based on our performance, but on His own nature and identity, God is LOVE.
Romans 8:6-8 MSG
Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented Himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put His love on the line for us by offering His Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to Him.
Infact God’s love beats all logic. It goes against the odds. God’s love is the type of love which is able to forgive someone who screwed it up in the most foolish way ever, who rebelled against Him and disrespected Him.
Take a look at the story of the prodigal son.
Luke 15:11-24 NIV
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
To be honest, I am not sure I would have reacted as kindly as his dad. If I were in the place of this guy’s dad, when he would have come back my first reaction probably would have been to welcome him with a big “I told you!” or a “Who first of all sent you to do that?”
But God’s love goes against all that could seem logical, and even through it’s our own stubbornness which separated us from Him, He welcomes us back when we are done wandering, messing up and hurting ourselves, when we’ve realized that the best place to be is at Home with Our Father.
You see, one of the most beautiful ways through which you can thank God for all His love and acceptance for you, is by just acknowledging who He is, How Great He is, by adoring Him.
Romans 5:9-11 MSG
Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!
The love He has for you, is going to touch you so deeply that you’ll love Him too and you’ll learn to speak out your love for Him, to Him, through adoration.
The devil wants to keep you in shame due to your past sins, but if you’ve confessed them to God, you have to know that He has already forgiven you, and that He wants to keep you in a situation/position of praise and adoration.
Why wait? Start adoring God today, right where you are everyday.
You may not be used to it yet, it may be something new for you, but after all, that’s what you’ll spend eternity doing in Heaven, you’ll praise and adore God forever, so why not start now?
Exercise
Choose a song of adoration to God, and adore Him today as you sing.
Prayer
Father Lord God King of Glory, teach me to adore You everyday as a response to all Your greatness, love and goodness toward me in Jesus Christ’s Name. Amen.
It’s Now Your Turn
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Thank you so much for reading, you are blessed and highly favoured.
God bless you
Victoria Eyog
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