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Podcast 37.3 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
O the deep deep love of Jesus
Love of every love the best
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 ESV
Jesus is speaking again to His disciples. Just before these words He told them to love each other as He had loved them. He had not proven the full extent of His love at this point but knew that example was coming. What a different world this would be if we loved like Jesus!
‘Tis an ocean vast of blessing
‘Tis a haven sweet of rest
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7 ESV
The comfort of the wing comes not so much from the softness of the feathers, but the fierceness of the one protecting everything beneath them. What a comfort to know that God not only blesses us with His vast love, but creates under it a haven of rest sweeter than any other.
O the deep deep love of Jesus
‘Tis a heaven of heavens to me
Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. Jude 1:21 ESV
We are instructed to keep ourselves in the love of God. Good counsel considering there is no place like it as we wait on the mercy of our Lord Jesus. That mercy leads us to eternal life, a heaven of heavens. We keep ourselves by practicing it and surrendering to it every day.
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to Thee
…God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us… made us alive together with Christ…and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:4, 5b, 6 ESV
Her wiHe made us alive together with Christ, and raised us up. Past tense. In God’s mind this is already done, even though we have to wait for time to catch up with eternity. That is the love of God. It has already accomplished things we are still waiting to experience. Hallelujah!
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.
O the deep deep love of Jesus
Love of every love the best
‘Tis an ocean vast of blessing
‘Tis a haven sweet of rest
O the deep deep love of Jesus
‘Tis a heaven of heavens to me
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to Thee
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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