Seeing God through love

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship

John 3:14-17: ‘And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.’

1 John 4:12-19: ‘No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.”

On February 15, 1981, I decided to follow Jesus, and ask Him to be the Lord of my life, and as the song we sang in church on Sunday goes, ‘No turning back, No turning back’, I have held true to that, Jesus has become my life. And I see no reason to change.

Not always easy, but Jesus didn’t promise that there wouldn’t be storms in our lives. He just promises He will be there with us, come what may. And He has been, over and over and over again. He has never left me nor forsaken me.

In John 16:33 Jesus tells us, ‘These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.’

A huge lesson I have learned, and if you don’t get anything else from this article, is, whenever the storms of life come along, and they will, you can always trust God to be there, learn to trust Him, learn to open the Bible, and seek out in the Word, the blessings, the healings, the deliverance, whatever it is that pertains to whatever you are going through, there are over 10,000 promises in the Word that can be applied to you and your situation. A good place to start is in Psalm 103 1-5: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!;

2. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits; 3. Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; 4. Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with living kindness and tender mercies; 5. Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Keep smiling : )

Remember God loves you, and He will never leave you nor forsake you. If you have faith in Him.