The benefits of God's love

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: The benefits of God's love

TEXT: Psalm 103

This model sermon, based on Psalm 103, uncovers and reminds us of God's endearing love from one of the Old Testament's most stirring passages.

The definition of God's love (v. 2)
The point is not simply that God "loves," but that he is love itself. Love is not merely one of his attributes, but his very nature. The Scripture say, "And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him"
(1 John 4:16).

To say that God is love, is not to imply that love is God. There is a difference like there is a difference in me saying my dog is a girl and my girl is a dog. God is love means that God wants the very best for you. God has your best interest in mind. He wants to give you good gifts and provide you with "all his benefits" (Psalm 103:2, NIV).

The Psalmist uncovers all the phases of life that God's love has touched and in turn benefited and blessed the recipient.

A. Spiritually (v. 3, 12)
Spiritually God's love removes the barrier that separates us from him by canceling the debt of our sin so that we can enjoy a loving relationship with him. God's love removes our sins as though they never existed.

B. Emotionally (v. 3)
Much of our physical and emotional illness is due to moral failure. In removing the sin and guilt from our lives God's love brings healing to our emotional life.

C. Eternally (v. 4)
The pit is the pit of death. God's love rescues us, fallen humanity, from our own bent on destruction, and grants us eternal life.

D. Authoritatively (v. 4)
God's love places a crown of royal glory and authority on us. God's love ". . . made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father"
(Rev. 1:6). He have been crowned with his love and given a new citizenship on this earth and in heaven.

E. Physically (v. 5)
Like a father he desires to give us good gifts of strength and endurance. Jesus, the embodiment of God's love came enjoying life, and he wants his children to do the same.

F. Judicially (v. 6)
Here we find a major difference between divine love and what so often passes for love among people. Often, love is expressed as that virtue that accepts everything. But, God's love always makes judgment calls. Divine love hates what is wrong and embraces what is right.

LET US PRAY
FATHER LORD, DON'T LET ME WORK AWAY FROM THE BANNER OF YOUR LOVE FOR EVER IN JESUS NAME.

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