So Loved

What have we done or what can we do to be beloved of God?  Nothing, for He first loved(I John 4:10, 19)us and by His love and grace are we able to love Him.  Yes we love God, of this, there is no doubt but how gracious that even our love cometh from our God.  Oh so good and merciful.(Psalm 118:29) yes and amen

This morning Father had me reading of His great love by Jesus Christ,our great shepherd, in John 10.  He said you know God(Elohim-the Triune God) So Loved the world-John 3:16 you may see in John 10:3.  I had never really looked at this verse except to see the Lord Jesus as our Shepherd.  Which is what the Father and the Holy Spirit wants us to see.  yes and amen  However Father said you will see God loving you and all the sheep.

I like the NIV version of this verse:   the gatekeeper opens the gate for Him, and the sheep listen to His voice.  He calls His own sheep by name and they follow Him.  Our heavenly Father, Abba, daddy is the gatekeeper.  He opens the gate for His Son(sent Him) to and for us as our great shepherd(gate-John 10:7,9) yes and amen  We now heed our Lords voice by the Holy Spirits revelation and teaching(II Peter 3:18, John 14: 16-31) we now as His sheep may come in and out of the Throne of Grace because of our Shepherd. (John 10;9-Hebrews 4;14-16)

So deeply, personally loved by our God: Abba, Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  Blessed indeed, redeemed and saved beyond that which we can even understand.  Yes and amen

How blessed that the enemy comes but to steal-our God gives.  The enemy to kill yet we have been given life eternal.  To destroy but being made the righteousness of God we are forever, irrevocably redeemed.  So loved yes and amen.

Selah