Titus 3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Sometime ago, I heard a preacher named Buckner Fanning give a message and he told a story I have not been able to forget. A man lost his dog somewhere in the Midwest. He put an ad in the paper, and it said something like, Lost Dog. Reward offered. Mixed breed. Limps due to automobile accident and arthritic condition. Blind in one eye. Large patches of fur missing due to mange. Does not hear well. Answers to the name Lucky. Someone saw the ad and told him, You know, he was a lucky dog, because somebody loved him, not for anything else.
We're more than lucky dogs. We're blessed because God loves us. God doesn't love us because we're valuable. We're valuable because God loves us. That's what the Gospel is all about. It's not by works of righteousness we have done. I mean if it were by works of righteousness we have done, how could we have saved ourselves? God, in His love, moved toward you and keeps moving toward you, inviting you into a relationship with Himself for all eternity.
How hard is it for you to believe that God loves you? How has God’s love impacted you? How has it impacted the people around you? Share with another person how God’s love has impacted you.
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