Do you ever wonder if
God really is a just and loving God? And, like many, you want proof? There are SO many Biblical facts to prove
that our God is a just and loving God. I'll start with Isaiah 61:8, “For
I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will
faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with
them”. God very clearly calls Himself just. The Bible is all truth, there are
no lies in the Bible, and therefore, it must be true! One of the many occasions
where He proves His justness is in Genesis. He told Adam and Eve that they
could eat from all the trees in the garden except one. If they ate from that
one, they would surly die. Adam and Eve were tricked, by a serpent, into
thinking they would be like God if they ate from the forbidden tree.
Unfortunately they both fell into temptation and God had to punish them. He
banished them from the garden and they eventually died like God said they would.
Their sin brought death into the world. God doesn’t want to punish His
children, but He is a just God. He always does what is right, even if it is
punishing the children that He loves.
God’s
love for us is written everywhere in the Bible! He loves us so much that he
sent His only son to die for us on the cross! Can you imagine that love? A love so deep that He would take His son
from heaven and put him on earth to be torture, ridiculed, and murdered in
order for us to be able to have fellowship with Him? I can only imagine how it
pained God to see His son suffer. There are so many verses proving just how
loving our God truly is!
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Job 5:11: "He sets on high
those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety."
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Isaiah 41:10: "Do
not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I
will strengthen you, I will help you, yes, I will uphold you with My
righteous right hand."
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Philippians 4:6: "Be
anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with
gratitude, make your requests known to God."
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John 3:16 -
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in
him should not perish but have eternal life.
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Psalm
86:15 - But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Until the next time God
lays something on my heart!
~Tory.
