Love Your Enemies

Matthew 5:43-48 (ESV)

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? ⁴⁸ You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

I came across talented singer Sam Robson on YouTube. Below is his wonderful acapella arrangement of the hymn, "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go". I've listened to it a few times & it makes me smile!

If you enjoyed this hymn, here is the link to Sam's YouTube channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/traanncce




Link to video: http://youtu.be/XZad7yBVm5o

O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

O light that foll’west all my way,
I yield my flick’ring torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.

O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

 Written by: George Matheson (1882)

1 John 4:10

Father's Love Letter

With thanks to Fatherheart.

God is Perfectly Crafting the Circumstances of My Life - Tim Conway

Amazing Testimonies About Jesus, From Two Very Different Men

I love these two testimonies about Jesus from two very different men!


A Muslim Man's testimony about Jesus:






Brian Welch's (ex Korn) testimony:

Love Letter

Picture made by: Pebbles For Christ

My Child….

You may not know me, but I know everything about you Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book Psalm 139:15-16

You are fearfully and wonderfully made Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother’s womb Psalm 139:13

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love 1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you 1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your father 1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father Matthew 5:48

Every gift that you receive comes from my hand James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore Psalm 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession Exodus 19:5

And I want to show you great and marvellous things Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are broken hearted, I am close to you Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes Revelation 21:3-4

And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you 1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me 1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you from my love again Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen Luke 15:7

I have always been Father, and will always be Father Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is … Will you be my child? John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you Luke 15:11-32

Love, your Dad (Abba), Almighty God

 

Author: Unknown, this was sent to me when I was a teenager!