October 9, 2024 8:00 pm
“God has been so good to us! I want to thank Him for our anniversary.” Terry’s voice was steady, and the tears in her eye showed her sincerity. Those in our small group were deeply moved. We knew what past years had held for Terry and her husband. Though a believer, Robert suffered from the sudden onset of severe mental illness and had taken the life of their four-year-old daughter. He would be institutionalized for decades, but Terry visited him, and God did a beautiful healing work, helping her forgive. Despite profound heartache, their love for each other grew.
Love and forgiveness like that could only come from one source. David writes about God this way, “He does not treat us as our sins deserve . . . . As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:10, 12).
The mercy God shows us comes through His expansive love: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love” for us (v. 11). Love so profound compelled Him to go to the depths of the cross and grave to take away our sins so that He could bring all who “receive Him” (John 1:12) home to Himself.
Terry was right. “God has been so good to us!” His love and forgiveness reach beyond unthinkable boundaries and offer us life that never ends.
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. I'm James Banks, and I called our devotional reading today, Love Beyond Boundaries. God has been so good to us.
I want to thank Him for our anniversary. Terry's voice was steady, and the tears in her eyes showed her sincerity. Those in our small group were deeply moved. We knew what past years had held for Terry and her husband. Though a believer, Robert suffered from the sudden onset of severe mental illness and had taken the life of their four-year-old daughter. He would be institutionalized for decades, but Terry visited him, and God did a beautiful healing work helping her forgive. Despite profound heartache, their love for each other grew. Love and forgiveness like that could only come from one source. In Psalm 103, David writes about God this way, He does not treat us as our sins deserve, as far as the East is from the West so far as He removed our transgressions from us. The mercy God shows us comes through His expansive love. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for us. Love so profound compelled Him to go to the depths of the cross and grave to take away our sins so that He could bring all who receive Him home to Himself.
Terry was right. God has been so good to us. His love and forgiveness reach beyond unthinkable boundaries and offer us life that never ends.
Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Psalm 103 verses 8 to 17. The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever. He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.
As far as the East is from the West so far as He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows how we are formed. He remembers that we are dust. The life of mortals is like grass. They flourish like a flower of the field.
The wind blows over it and it is gone and its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to everlasting, the Lord's love is with those who fear Him and His righteousness with their children's children. Let's pray. Kind and merciful God, please help us to revel in your love and to grow in it each day. Love through us that others may see you in us and know your perfect love too. Thank you, Lord. It is in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thanks for listening today. My name is James Banks and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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