“ The love of God is greater far ~ Than tongue or pen can ever tell~ It goes beyond the highest star~ And reaches to the lowest hell; The guilty pair, bowed down with care, God gave his Son to win: His erring child He reconciled~ And pardoned from his sin.”
“Could we with ink the ocean fill~ And where the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill~ And every man a scribe by trade, To write trade, To write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry, Nor could the scroll contain the whole~ Tho stretched from sky to sky.”
“Oh love of God, How rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forever more endure—The saints and angels’ song.
The beach has become one of my favorite places here in Jacksonville. Enjoying God’s creation reminds me of his greatness, faithfulness, power, mercy, grace, and love. It also is a reminder that way across that deep wide ocean there are missionaries and people who need Christ. The sand reminds me of the verse Psalm 139 that God knows and cares about me and my thoughts. He knows what is ahead of me and cares.
The ocean reminds me much of God’s love. If you read the words to the song above you will know why. This impacted my life my last year of college. I grew up knowing that God loved me. There were times that things would happen in my life and I would wonder “If God loved me why would He allow this to happen.” But after singing this song in church it really touched my heart and life~ and brought tears to my eyes. Its wonderful to know that there is a God that loves me more than anyone in this world. His love for me would drain the ocean dry since it is so bountiful. It would be hard to write all about God’s love in the sky because God’s love in so wide and wonderful. It is wonderful to know that there is a God that loves me and not only me everyone!
2011: Valentine holiday made me want to start out with punching the teddy bears at wal-mart, gagging at all the mushy cards, and rolling my eyes at the flowers (at least I am honest). Then I had the attitude (and still do) that valentines day is just a commercialized holiday so the greeting card company can make more money...BUt then I began thinking about who my valentine is...I mean I have my students who are adorable when handing out their Spiderman, barbie, and princess valentines and candy. I have my good friends....But then it hit me---I have the BEST VALENTINE of All!!!!! He has written me the best LOVE LETTER that beats anything I receive! Its a LOVE LETTER I want to read and He is a valentine I want to know more! Thant valentine is JESUS! So this valentines day I want to focus on the LOVE God has for ME and focus on LOVING HIM more.
Beautifully written. I love the words of this song.
ReplyDeleteIt nice to look at the pretty ocean picture. We have freezing rain here today.
Thanks for showing me once again how very much God loves me. I love to sit on the beach when there aren't any people around and just wonder at all He has made and the peace He gives. The gentle sounds waves can just take you away from all the world's problems and really draw you up close to Him. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the beautiful words of encouragement. Its so wonderful to know that we can never comprehend the amount of love God has for us!
ReplyDeleteI love "the Love of God" it's so beautiful ^_^
ReplyDeleteyou have some beautiful music on your page as well :)