II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
November 6th
"We love Him, because He first loved us." I John 4:19
The fact of God's Fatherhood implies and necessitates by very nature, that in an absolute totality He perpetually give Himself for the little ones He loves (even as a human parent) without a moment's hesitation; that He give all that He has and is for the good and the preservation of the little ones He has begotten.
When this you have fully grasped, against the backdrop that within you dwells a spirit – a deathless spirit – partaking of the substance of God, begotten by the Almighty God; and that therefore you are, spiritually speaking, a child of His, then you immediately come into the realization that the Omnipotent Creator of this very universe with all power in His Hands, as a Father, as a loving Father, as a self-sacrificing Father, stands behind you ready to give all that He has and all that He is for your good and for your preservation, now and eternally. No sooner do you come into the fullness of this realization, than peace begins to dawn within your soul, joy takes root, and a measure of happiness begins to fill. It marks the incipient turning point for you in a life gloriously transformed. Howbeit, because it is a spiritual matter, it may take considerable time until it matures into a glorious fullness.
The Shepherdsfield Update #17