The definition of God’s love (Part 5)
Verse of the day: Psalm 136:1: “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For his mercy endures forever”
Today we finish this teaching but I want all those who read it since the beginning to understand the true nature of our God. It is difficult to love God if we do not understand His nature and character. Many Christians have a false image of God. They believe that God is hard, ruthless and uncompromising. If you read the entire Bible, you will discover as indicated by the verse of the day (Psalm 136: 1) that the Lord is good and his mercy endures forever. If his mercy endures forever, it means that He is always ready to forgive and give us a second chance. He is very patient and loves us like a parent loves his favorite child.
You may wonder why there are those who will go to hell or under the power of Satan as God is able to deliver them in a second. The answer is very simple: God gave us the power to choose. We have the right to accept or reject his goodness. One who submits under his authority will benefit from his kindness but whoever decides to depart from his presence will face the consequences.
It is very important that the children of God know that the Bible does not only talk about the goodness of God because we must also consider His severity. It is written in Romans 11: 22 " Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off"
The devil always tries to bind the children of God in guilt by making them believe that God is still angry against them. In my ministry, I meet women who always feel guilty about having an abortion when they were young girls and continue to believe that God is always angry. I always try to make them understand that once we sincerely confess our sins, God forgives us right away and considers us as a new creature regardless the time of ignorance (Acts 17: 30). Even a criminal who repents becomes a new creature, a saint in the eyes of God and He treats him as if he has done nothing because he is born again.
Therefore, do not allow Satan to keep you in the prison of your past. Be like Paul by saying: " Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3: 13-14).
Finally, I would like to say something about prophecies. While testing prophecies, you must take into account the character of God. Any prophecy that shows you a wicked and ruthless God is a false prophecy. A prophet who will tell you that you do not even need to pray because God is so angry that He cannot forgive and recover, give him the verse of the day: "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For his mercy endures forever "(Psalm 136: 1)
God bless you
Chris Ndikumana
