Good Friday morning! We have enjoyed a week of nice weather, but autumn arrives on Monday, whether we like it or not. I have the opportunity to learn something new at work, and I am grateful for the chance to learn. One of the great joys in our Christian life is in knowing that we are less than God in so many ways, and having absolutely no problem with that! We realize that we cannot love God more than He already loves us, for He knew us and loved us long before we were born or had a single thought in our little heads. We are happy to create a painting, a building, a system, or a novel, but we look out into the night sky and see the magnificent panorama of God's universe stretching out beyond our knowledge or ability to see. Each of us may be called to lay down our imperfect and sinful life for Christ, but He has already laid down His perfect and sinless life for all of us. In the many pursuits on earth, humans strive to be more than other persons in some way. In Christ we strive only to come to our Lord, to be more like Him in every way. We know that anything that we are "more than" our Lord is in the wrong direction. For example, we are more prone to sin than our Lord. That "more than" is one that we struggle with daily and will be overjoyed when Jesus takes that inclination away forever. Take courage! The Almighty Creator of the heavens and the earth loves you more than we can imagine. Heaven and nature will shout for joy when Jesus returns; wait patiently and endure to the end.
God loves you, trust in Him,
Bucky
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