I am reading a book called “Face to Face with God” by Bill Johnson and I have to share an especially impactful part I just ran across.
By the hundreds of millions, people recognize the power of sin. They live under the realization that they cannot change their nature. And so they spend their lives changing the color of their hair, taking off pounds, and learning new skills to somehow quench that internal desire for personal transformation. Some rebel against that desire and surrender to the inevitable by giving themselves over to a sin nature they cannot control. The results are in our newspaper headlines daily.
But the power of sin is old news! The news needed in this day is that the power of the authentic love of God transforms everything it touches. Those changed by His love are true lovers, and those who don’t love others have no evidence of ever having experienced God’s love. As we face Him, our nature is changed into the nature of the One who touched us, and we release the power of His love to those around us.
I feel lucky to be able to see this happening first hand. Gods love is unstoppable.
Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the LORD will rise upon you
And His glory will appear upon you.
Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Lift up your eyes round about and see;
They all gather together, they come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your daughters will be carried in the arms.
Then you will see and be radiant,
And your heart will thrill and rejoice;
Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The wealth of the nations will come to you.
-Isaiah 60:1-5
Amen.
