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The LORD appeared to him from far away.  I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. --Jeremiah 31:3 Did you know that the most incredible love known to man can be yours?  It’s the unconditional, unchanging love of God! The problem with most of us isn’t that we don’t love God enough.  It’s that we don’t let God love us enough. If we could only understand how much God loves us, we could be set free from disappointment in ourselves… and from the slavery of sin and rebellion. God who is omnipotent and all-powerful loves you!  His love is unconditional and unchanging.  In Jeremiah 31:3, our verse for today, He said, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.”     If you ever doubt that God loves you, just look at the cross and remember His love.  Jesus defines and demonstrated the love of God.  Calvary is the heart of God beating for you.  He loved you enough to step out of heaven and offer His sacrificial blood. Did you know that the precious blood of Jesus has the power to cleanse… to wipe away sin… and to conquer death and hell?  The blood gives power for freedom and the power to love others. And not only can the blood place God’s love in us, but it can also share God’s love through us.  Have you experienced that love?  You can.  Just say this prayer: Lord, I know that I am a sinner and separated from Your love.  I believe that You provided a way for me to experience Your unchanging, unending love through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  I believe in and I accept your love today.  If you prayed that prayer of faith, you have just accepted God’s unending love.  Congratulations! Share the unchanging, unending love you have found with someone else today!

The Salvation of Sodom

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”

Matthew 11:20-23

As our world rushes headlong in the normalization of evil, we should not forget that this is not new. Throughout history there have been societies that were characterized by their promotion and praise of that which was morally repugnant to God. It is easy for us to become discouraged and think that living in such a wicked society means that there is no hope. But, as Jesus told us in the verses above, even places that are best known for wickedness, such as Sodom, would have repented and been spared if there had been a powerful and effective witness of truth.

Tragically, however, the few in Sodom who did know God and the truth kept it to themselves. Lot’s focus was on not making waves and improving his financial and political future. He had so damaged his witness that when he did try to sound the alarm, even those closest to him were not convinced. “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law” (Genesis 19:14). Yes, we do live in a wicked society. But rather than being like Lot with an inconsistent testimony and non-existent witness, may we point those around us to the salvation they need through Christ.

Today's Growth Principle: 

Rather than despairing at the wickedness of the world, we should focus on proclaiming the truth.