The Proof of a Just and Loving God.

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!

·      Job 5:11: "He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety."

·      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."

·      Philippians 4:6: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known to God."

·      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.

·      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.