~~~ Acts of the Apostles 13:26-33 ~~~ Psalm 2 ~~~John 14:1-6 ~~~
“I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”
No one comes to the Father except through me.”
I am going to prepare a place for you...
I will come back again and take you to myself,
so that where I am you also may be.
so that where I am you also may be.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled..."
Jesus goes out of his way to reassure us of his love.
He shows us the way. He goes before us to prepare a place for us.
He promises to come back for us.
Why do we have such a problem trusting in his word?
Is it because we do not really believe he is real?
Are his promises just too outlandish and far fetched for us to accept?
Do we not believe anyone would do these things for us?
Who are we that God would care that much about our future eternity?
We hear things coming from the words of Jesus
that we often do not hear from those who claim to love us.
The people we know and live with day in and day out.
Jesus sincerely wants us to be with him for all eternity.
Sometimes our loved ones don't want to be with us for one day.
We become weary of empty promises, but God is different.
God never says anything he does not carry out.
He fulfills his promises far beyond what we could imagine.
Just maybe that is why he is God?
We have a magnanimous God.
Magnanimous literally means greatly generous...
being great of mind and heart.
Why would he want to prepare a place for me...a sinner?
His intense love for us is unstoppable and unquenchable.
God will never tire of loving us.
God's house has many dwelling places.
God is our divine interior decorator.
He is capable of working wonders with our heart and soul.
He can make all things new, shiny, and bright.
He can restore the most tattered and torn.
He has rooms to meet all of our human needs
if only until we are ready to proceed to one of the other rooms
free from earthly ties.
Do not let your hearts be troubled for God
has the interior of his dwelling places perfectly planned for us...
beautifully furnished...adorned with his glorious love.
He has a place for you.
Perhaps the sparkling crystal chandelier will your attention
or the room with sounds of beautiful violin music.
But rest assured there is a dwelling place
prepared for you.
The Blessings of Easter just keep getting
better and better with each passing day.
What a Magnanimous God!
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