You’ve heard the phrase, “I love you to the moon and back”? It is a sweet saying… especially when a parent is trying to help their child grasp a little of how much they are loved. It does paint an understandable picture!
It will soon be Autumn… the Autumnal Equinox is Sunday. I do love Fall! One of my favorite times of the year!
I have always been fascinated by the “Harvest Moon”… it is the full moon closest to the beginning of Autumn… that will take place for 2018 this Monday. The moon usually looks huge at the horizon… giving the illusion that you could almost reach out and touch it.
So I was reading in Psalms 103… David is talking about the mercy (love) of the Lord.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; ~ Psalms 103:11
When I read this verse the “I love you to the moon and back” phrase came to my mind!
As a grown up… okay… as a suppose-to-be grown up… Psalms 103:11 is the equivalent to Father God telling me and you… “I love you to the moon [heaven] and back.”
What picture does that conjure up in your mind?
As I reflected on this thought a little more, here is the picture that came to my mind (It might seem a little out there, but bear with me! And I am not trying to make human-sense of the glorious trinity… my puny brain cannot comprehend!)… Anyway… I could see God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit up in Heaven looking down on the earth that they created. They were talking about how to show us (all humans of the earth) how much They loved us… how great Their mercy was towards us… even in our imperfect, sinful existence.
For centuries people have tried to live by the Law, but God already knew that would not be the solution to show true love and mercy. The Law brings failure and death.
“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me… And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” ~ John 6:38 and 40
The true evidence of His great love and mercy… like the verse says, the Gift of Jesus from Heaven came down to earth… that is the only real connection to show the mercy (love) of our Heavenly Father to us…
He Loves you from Heaven to earth and back again!
Doesn’t that just THRILL your heart!? It does mine!
So let me ask you… do you know that kind of love and mercy firsthand? Have you put your trust in this Heavenly Gift of Jesus as your Savior? What are you waiting for?
In Romans 10:9 it says, ”that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Now is the time to connect your heart with His!
In His Grace, Carin
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