Thursday, February 19, 2015

God's Love Runs Deep



God IS love....He defines love....His nature is love...

His attributes are love.
God loves us so much that he sent his son Jesus
to die on the cross and pay the penalty for our sin.
His love is:  
personal.....never changing.....no beginning or end....


He knows and loves YOU individually.  

In the year 1917, a man named Frederick M. Lehman wrote these words below that became a hymn. Here is a portion of them.
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.



Just think about the words in that hymn, a spectacular visual way to even begin to comprehend God's love.


  • If you filled the oceans with ink and the skies were made of paper;
  • If every stalk on earth were a pen, and every person on earth a scribe
    (one who copied documents before the printing press was available)
  • It is still not enough to contain the amount of God's love for you.





So, just how much DOES God love us?

He knows the number of hairs on your head
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7 (NKJV)

He knows every tear you shed and stores them in a bottle
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
Psalm 56:8 (NKJV)
His thoughts toward you outnumber the grains of sand
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
Psalm 139:17-18 (NKJV)

Here is a link below to the Gaither’s singing Love of God. Just look at all their faces as they sing. They are awestruck by the magnitude of God’s love for them as an individual. Very powerful.


For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, 
nor angels nor principalities nor powers, 
nor things present nor things to come, 
nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, 
shall be able to separate us 
from the love of God 
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV)


I pray this blesses you today and you can feel the depths of God's love for YOU.

God loves YOU more than you can comprehend. Why not ask Him to reveal Himself to you.

4 steps to Peace with God 
4 steps to peace with God is sponsored by Billy Graham Internet Evangelism

Linking with: The Enchanting Rose, Word Art Wednesday

18 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful! Thank you so much.

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  2. What a wonderful reminder of God's love for us! He sees, He knows, and He cares!

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  3. Abby, I love this hymn, especially the verse you featured. How amazing is God's love for us. God Bless you.

    Peggy T.

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  4. Beautiful, Abby. It sure is something to contemplate, the vastness of God's love for us.

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  5. This blessed me today. That song is one of my favorites and I love to hear the Gaither Group sing it. There was joy; there were tears; it is all good.

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  6. Abby, I am so glad I stopped by here today. My eyes are filled with tears and I feel my heart has been dipped in the stream of God's love for me.
    Thank you.
    Blessing hugs,
    Teresa

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  7. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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  8. I was just saying to a friend that I had seen some lovely art journaling pages, but this is absolutely beautiful. Your post today is as usual I spiring, thank you.

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  9. Miss Abby -
    Thank you for the reminder of God's love - it's everlasting.

    Thank you!

    D

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  10. Thank you so much Abby,for the beautiful word art and hymnal paper-just beautiful!! Ann.x

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  11. Thank you so much Abby,for the beautiful word art and hymnal paper-just beautiful!! Ann.x

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  12. Hello Abby, I think we all need to be reminded of this great love and care He showers upon us!
    Blessings to You!
    Roxy xo

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  13. Thank you Abby - this is such an encouragement after a couple of difficult weeks.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  14. Thank you Abby, this was very much appreciated today! :)

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  15. Precious...absolutely precious, my friend! When I sing or even read the words of the song "The Love of God" I get chills {that may sound silly}.

    As I get older I see and understand just how much God loves me and how deep that love is - oh, how blessed we are!

    Thank you for sharing this very encouraging post at ROI. Hugs to you!

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  16. I really enjoyed this post yesterday on my phone and wanted to be sure to come back and comment from my PC. Interestingly, I had posted the same wonderful song on Valentine's days, except sung by Mercy Me :)
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnvmKoLWUU
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    Thank you for sharing!
    Blessings and a cup of tea,
    -Heather Elizabeth

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  17. OH MY!! haven't heard this wonderful hymn since I was a little girl -- such memories it brought back ... I certainly miss those days

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  18. I am always SO blessed by my visits to your blog. I was delighted when I saw your comment the other day, and happy to have you join us again. I hope that all is well with you and your family, and I thank you for your fellowship. Have a blessed week, Abby. Please stop by again soon.
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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