In the Bible there are many times where it tells what God doesn’t like. He isn’t impressed when we try to do things on our own or in our own strength. He doesn’t like it when we are angry with each other. He doesn’t like it when we worship something or someone other than Him, because He is God and the only God there is. But…what does God love?
He loves us, mankind, and He loves His Creation meaning the Earth and the universe and everything in it. He also loves the angels even though a third of them rebelled against Him eons ago and were cast out of Heaven because of it. If you are wondering how much He loves us, read the book of John in the New Testament. Watch “The Chosen” series and you can see what Jesus said and how He chose His disciples. I have been watching it since the first season and it is really good.
God’s love is more than we can imagine. It encompasses every part of Creation. Every atom, every blade of grass, every leaf, every strand of hair…His love infuses all of it. That is why even the slightest bit of disobedience on our part hurts God deeply. Creation sings praises to Him in ways that we can’t imagine but one day we will see it in Heaven and feel it too. I pray that you will seek to know Jesus as your Savior soon because the day is coming when He will appear and call His church to be with Him “in His Father’s house”.
There was a learned young man who was an evangelist for his faith. During all of his trying to win believers in Christ to his faith, he began reading God’s Word so he could find ways to undo the damage that had been done. Try as he might, he couldn’t find a way to disprove or refute in any meaningful way what God’s Word told about Him. In the Old Testament where the Bible spoke about the Ten Commandments after the Exodus and even in the book of Genesis where God had created everything and called it good, he couldn’t find any faulty logic or wrong teachings. Even about Abraham and Isaac, Ismael and their families, the Bible proved it’s real historical value.
He even sought out more believers in Jesus so he could take their faith apart but he found if that faith was deep and honestly genuine, he could do nothing. Regardless of his knowledge of the Koran. It puzzled him. Why would God (Allah) write two books with totally different messages and laws?
Can I give you a hint on why this happened? It is the same process that happened to another man who was deceived into writing a book for a new “religion”. An “angel” came to him and gave him the words to write. He was told that God was once a man just like us but in due time the man became a “god” and he would too. That “angel” was Satan who made himself look like he was before he was kicked out of Heaven. He was an angel of light and the most beautiful of the angels that God created but he allowed pride to get the better of him. Yet, he was so convincing in his lies that God cast him and one-third of the angels who followed him. If he can convince them to rebel against their Creator don’t you think he could convince one of us to begin a new “religion”?
The difference between religion and Christianity is simple…love. There is a relationship between Jesus and His followers. Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with the Savior and King, Jesus the Christ! He is the only way to Heaven and only He died for your sins, to pay the penalty for you so that you can be freely invited into God’s presence by His atoning blood. You don’t have to do anything to earn your salvation. When God touches your heart and you feel that you NEED Jesus, all you have to do is believe and accept His call on your life. Like the thief on the cross believed in Him.
His name is Jesus!
