God's LOVE

I decided last minute to go to a meeting here on the coast, oh am I so pleased I did.  God is so good!

 

I know it's a beautiful day but I didn't feel this till I sat inside the building for a while; such heart and revelation, I get a sense that spiritually, spring time is coming. ‪#‎greaterdepth‬. ‪#‎love‬

Love for the Father's Love. Loving Him loving me.

 

 

 

Since the above post on FB I have been thinking on the Father's love and at times receiving waves of His love and knowing that it is Him revealing His love to me.

 

The other day I was praying with a friend and I felt such peace and His presence.

 

Another time I was thinking about praying for others and I was seeing a picture of myself as a vessel to operate in the flow of God's love to people.  I could sense His presence again.

 

Today, I was reading about Jacob in the OT in Genesis and his journey and travels.

I have been reading about the altar's that are set up and given a name, and in Jacob's life events there were quite a few altar's and names given to specify certain events that had taken place.

 

One specifically, was where he set up an altar after he had come back to the promised land of Canaan. The Lord God declared that Jacob would receive the land and his offspring would inhabit the earth - which was the same declaration of the promise to Abraham, Jacob's Grandfather.

 

I was reading that although Jacob was originally named a deceiver, and I read through the situations he got himself into and out of, God still declared that He was with Jacob.  Later God changed his name to Israel.

 

So what did Jacob call this altar?   El Elohe Israil  which means - God, the God of Israel.

 

As I read the 'For thought and contemplation' section at the bottom of my daily reading it says:

 

Have you ever stopped everything and said this one thing to God - your name?  What is your name? Ego? Fear? Resentment? Self-pity?  A new name doesn't come until we say the old one.  In other words, confession is catharsis.

 

I thought about what still affects me.  Sometimes jealousy I think.  I have often felt like I missed out, even from a child.  So I guess there could be self-pity as well.

 

But even though I was thinking about my shortcomings and handing then over to God.  I know I have come a long way, and always guard myself and my thoughts from this old way of thinking, and in all of this pondering, I asked God "what is my name?"

 

As I was writing on the piece of paper, I wrote what flowed from my spirit which was ....

 

 Bernie - loved of God.

 

God really does love me and He is showing and confirming His love to me and wants me to operate in this love.  I believe I am understanding the 'greater depths' as I put in my post above.

 

Just yesterday I was speaking with some new Christians about sin and a lot of the scriptures referred to love.

 

Basically if we walk in love we won't sin or want to sin, and not walking in love produces sin.

 

So there was a discussion and encouragement to walk in love with people and for people to know that they are loved, unconditionally.  I think that it is sometimes difficult for people to grasp the love of God.  Part of this is to understand the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Saviour, Lord and King.  Part of this is to receive His love.  His love is not necessarily like the authority figures we have had in our lives - as they are not at times a very good indicator.

My prayer is that the Lord will start to reveal His love through me.  To touch people, love people and open people's hearts to His love with healing, and for them to be free and walk in all the fullness that is theirs in Christ Jesus.

 

Wow, to know that God would name me - 'loved of God'.  I like that name and am going to keep it!

What wonderful name has he called you - I bet it is something similar!!

 

 

 

 

Knowing you are loved by God does so much for your identity.

Our real identity comes from being a child of God and being loved by Him

 

 

 

 

Yes, I am truly loved.