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God
Is Love
The Bible says that God is love. Pure love. And
He wants to lavish His love on you. He is not looking
for more servants to add to His Kingdom but more
children to fill His house.
He wants to be in relationship with you, not because
you deserve it but just because He made you, and
is "head over heels" in love with you. It is our
hope that after visiting this website, you might
have a better understanding of His heart for you.
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God's
Original Intent
It was God's original plan in the Garden of Eden
that Adam and Eve would live all the days of their
lives in the presence of a loving Father, and would
in turn reflect His love to their children. It was
the Father's hope that each generation would grow
up in the light of His love never knowing a day
of rejection or pain.
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Love
Cannot Be Forced
However, love is not something that can be forced
so God gave Adam and Eve the privilege of a free
will. They had the freedom to trust God and stay
in the garden or disobey Him and leave. In Genesis
we read that the latter happened and as a result
of their choice to become independent, they became
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Broken
Relationships
As a result of Adam and Eve's actions, a new deadly
disease called 'sin' infected humanity.
The world that God originally intended to be perfect
and full of love, was now wrought with pain and
suffering because of the consequences of sin. Hurting
people tend to hurt others, which is a legacy that
has been passed on from generation to generation.
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Understanding
Our Need For Love
Since
God created us for love, we are born with a great
expectation to be loved and accepted. It is a scientific
fact that babies who are not shown loving touch
in the first few months of their lives can be physically
and emotionally affected for the rest of their lives.
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We
All Have A Love Deficit
Unfortunately our parents could only express the
love that they had first received from their parents.
As a result, many of us have grown up with love
deficits in our hearts.
While we may know we are missing something, we might
not be able to identify the emptiness that resides
in the deepest part of our being. |
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Filling
The Void
All
we know is that we need to try and fill the emptiness
somehow. Some try to fill this void in relationships,
others in performance and success. And others seek
to dull the emptiness with addictions.
No matter what we do, if we do not encounter the
real thing, we will always be left with a feeling
of emptiness and unfulfillment. |
Having
A Personal Relationship With God
There
is only one place where we will find the true love
and acceptance that we are looking for and that
is in a personal relationship with God. We were
all born with a God sized "hole in our soul" that
can only be filled by God Himself. Many of us have
tried to fill this void with other things, but it
is like putting a square peg in a round hole...it
just doesn't fit.
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The
Good News
The good news is that God wants to be in a relationship
with us more than we want to be in a relationship
with Him. The One who knew us before we were conceived
(Jeremiah 1:4) and knit us together in our mother's
womb (Psalm 139:13) wants to be our Father.
While we are His offspring by creation, His desire
is that we might become His children through redemption.
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Finding
Our Way Home
While
we were still estranged, God the Father made a way
for us to come home by sending His only son, Jesus
Christ, to earth two thousand years ago to take
care of the "sin" issue that had kept us separated.
In obedience to His Father, Jesus bore upon Himself
the weight of our sin, nailing it to the cross so
that we could be born into His wonderful family.
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Jesus
Is The Way To The Father
His resurrection from the dead signalled the victory
that would allow many sons and daughters to come
into glory! In John 14:6, Jesus says, "I am the
way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the
Father except through me". Our access to the Father
is through Jesus alone.
His sacrifice was the one and only price that could
be paid for our redemption and restoration into
the family of His wonderful Father. If we receive
God's gift of His Son Jesus Christ, we receive the
right to become children of God! |
Would
You Like To Receive This Gift?
If
you would like to accept this gift (eternal life
in relationship with God), Jesus Christ has secured
it for you. All you need to do is to tell God that
you want to be saved. You are saved by believing,
and the words below might help you express your
thoughts to God. It's not these exact words that
will save you, but the attitude of your heart towards
God. |
A
prayer to accept or reaffirm your
relationship with Jesus Christ:
Father,
I'm coming home. Please make me your child. I turn
from my sin. I accept your forgiveness made possible
through Jesus Christ by his death and resurrection.
I place my faith and trust in Jesus alone. I receive
him as my Savior and Lord. I want to follow and
serve you. Let today be the beginning of my new
journey as your child and a member of your family.
Thank you for making a way for me to come home.
In Jesus name I pray Amen.
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Your
New Relationship With God
As
you begin your new life as God's child, you will
have the privilege of getting to know Him as your
Father. You are now part of His incredible family!
By faith in Jesus Christ, you can be assured of
the following truths...
1.You Are God's Child - John 1:12-13
"Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God - children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a husband's
will, but born of God. (NIV Bible)
2. God Loves You - 1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished
on us, that we should be called the children of
God! And that is what we are! (NIV Bible)
3. You Have
The Assurance Of Eternal Life - John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life. (NIV Bible)
4. He Put His
Holy Spirit In You - 2 Corinthians 1:21-21
"Now it is God who makes both us and you
stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his
seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in
our hearts as a deposit guaranteeing what is to
come.
5. You Can Talk Directly To God - Matthew
7:7-11
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock and the door will be opened
to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who
seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will
be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish,
will give him a snake? If you, then, though you
are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father in heaven
give good gifts to those who ask him!" (NIV
Bible)
6. Nothing Will Ever Separate You From His
Love - Romans 8:38
"For I am convinced that neither death nor
life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present
nor the future, nor any powers, neither height
nor depth, nor anything in all creation, will
be able to separate us from the love of God that
is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Steps To Help You In Your Walk With God
1. Get a Bible and read it each day.
2. Begin to cultivate "talking to God" in prayer
each day.
3. Go to a church that believes and teaches the
Bible.
4. Share your decision with a close friend
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