"14...as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
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For 1500 years, Israel was under the Law. They were blessed if they obeyed the law, cursed if they didn’t. Well, God didn't like that. You see, He loves sinful man. He wants to bless us, not see us suffer under the curse. But because of the law, they were cursed more often than they were blessed.
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That's why He couldn't wait to send His Son so that fellowship with US could be restored! He was so eager, in fact, that He ripped that 8" thick veil in the temple in two from top to bottom. Because He is holy and we were not, He had to hide His glory so we wouldn't die.
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God Wants To Be With His People.
God has a long history of coming down to earth just to meet and be with His people. He comes to meet us wherever we are, at our point of need, based on the nature of your circumstance.
On the Emmaus road, for instance, He appeared as a traveling Man. Why? Because the people were traveling. When Abraham was itinerate, traveling around in tents, he saw Jesus coming toward him dressed as a traveling man with two angels to announce to him the news about the son that would one day be born to him.
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God Meets You Where You Are.
If you're a doctor, He talks to you like a doctor. If you're a mother, He'll show His maternal side, El Shaddai, the nourishing One, The Protector. Joshua, before he conquered Jericho, had a vision. He saw a man with a drawn sword who told him He was the captain of the Lord of Hosts. Why? Because He was talking to a captain. If you're a soldier, He talks to you like a soldier. If you're a pastor, He'll shepherd you so you can shepherd His people.
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God Traveled In A Golden Box.
In the desert, Jesus traveled with the Israelites. The Almighty God of the universe Who created everything allowed Himself to be carried in a little box by priests! He wants to be with His people wherever they are. He wants to be their answer; Your answer; My answer.
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God Became One Of Us.
Finally, He physically came into our world, ever so quietly, ever so humbly, in great grace as a tiny human baby. He became a man in order to fulfill the law because we could not. He came to redeem us!
God Wants To Be With His People.
God has a long history of coming down to earth just to meet and be with His people. He comes to meet us wherever we are, at our point of need, based on the nature of your circumstance.
On the Emmaus road, for instance, He appeared as a traveling Man. Why? Because the people were traveling. When Abraham was itinerate, traveling around in tents, he saw Jesus coming toward him dressed as a traveling man with two angels to announce to him the news about the son that would one day be born to him.
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God Meets You Where You Are.
If you're a doctor, He talks to you like a doctor. If you're a mother, He'll show His maternal side, El Shaddai, the nourishing One, The Protector. Joshua, before he conquered Jericho, had a vision. He saw a man with a drawn sword who told him He was the captain of the Lord of Hosts. Why? Because He was talking to a captain. If you're a soldier, He talks to you like a soldier. If you're a pastor, He'll shepherd you so you can shepherd His people.
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God Traveled In A Golden Box.
In the desert, Jesus traveled with the Israelites. The Almighty God of the universe Who created everything allowed Himself to be carried in a little box by priests! He wants to be with His people wherever they are. He wants to be their answer; Your answer; My answer.
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God Became One Of Us.
Finally, He physically came into our world, ever so quietly, ever so humbly, in great grace as a tiny human baby. He became a man in order to fulfill the law because we could not. He came to redeem us!
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HALLELUJAH WHAT A GOD! WHAT A SAVIOR!!
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That tiny, helpless, human baby that young Mary held in her arms is the same One Who ate with Abraham, Who parted the Red Sea, ate with Zacchaeus, Who turned to look into the face of the woman sick for 12 years that others shunned, Who stopped the funeral procession to raise a widow's son, Who rebuked the disciples for preventing the children from coming to Him......THAT JESUS!
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He is the One Who represents you and I at the Father's right hand, Who advocates for us. He has a beating, compassionate, loving human heart. Jesus doesn't merely understand what you're going through; He FEELS WHAT YOU FEEL....and He's praying for YOU.....right now; right here where you are.
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THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE! Here--->In His Heart.
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That tiny, helpless, human baby that young Mary held in her arms is the same One Who ate with Abraham, Who parted the Red Sea, ate with Zacchaeus, Who turned to look into the face of the woman sick for 12 years that others shunned, Who stopped the funeral procession to raise a widow's son, Who rebuked the disciples for preventing the children from coming to Him......THAT JESUS!
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He is the One Who represents you and I at the Father's right hand, Who advocates for us. He has a beating, compassionate, loving human heart. Jesus doesn't merely understand what you're going through; He FEELS WHAT YOU FEEL....and He's praying for YOU.....right now; right here where you are.
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THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE! Here--->In His Heart.
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