Tuesday's Tidbit

Isaiah 53:3-4

³ He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

⁴ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Good morning, everybody!

My husband's message last night was about the love of God; a love greater than all of our hurt. Isaiah prophesied concerning Jesus, how He would be despised and rejected; a man of sorrows. But, I love verse 4 above - He bore our griefs, and carried our sorrows. All the pain and hurt of the entire world rested on Jesus as He died on Calvary! The beautiful verse - John 3:16 tells us that, "God so loved the world that He gave......" What great love!

Another precious verse comes to mind:

John 15:13

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And, then another:

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The altar call was given, several came and began to pray.... then, all of a sudden, a young couple, hand-in-hand, walked to the altar!! Tears flowed as they responded to the love of God. Their broken lives were being mended as they repented of their sins. The young man received the Holy Ghost, speaking with other tongues, just like they did on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2! As their praying quieted, a young lady received the Holy Ghost not far from where they stood! The love of God and His Spirit were flowing.

God's word will never return void; but it will accomplish what God intends. The love of God is so powerful. There truly is NO GREATER LOVE than His!

A choir song that was popular around 1992 is on my mind, and I believe I'll share its lyrics with you today:

No Greater Love

(as sung by the GMWA Mass Choir)

Verse

For God so loved this world

That He gave His only begotten Son.

That Son gave His life for me,

When He died on Calvary

There is no greater love

No love nowhere; no greater love

Than a man would lay down His life for a friend,

No love nowhere, I've searched all over

Chorus 1

There is no greater love,

There is no greater love,

There is no greater love,

No greater love

Bridge

No greater love,

Than a man would lay down His life for a friend

Vamp 1

Jesus went to Calvary

To save a wretch 

Like you and me

That's love, that's love

Vamp 2

They hung Him wide

They stretched Him wide

He hung His head, and then He died

That's love, that's love

Vamp 3

That's not how the story ends

Three days later He rose again

That's love, that's love

My heart is still rejoicing about our service last night. God is awesome, and His love so much greater than all the pain and suffering of this world.

May you sense God's love today in a special way. If the Lord is willing, I'll see you tomorrow for another spoonful!