all i want to know is can you come a little closer

Those who know the Lord as Savior have the Holy Spirit indwelling their lives. The Holy Spirit has been given to us as a comforter (John 14:26). Sometimes Christians struggle with God’s forgiveness and take it for granted, or, worse, sometimes Christians are guilty of belittling God’s forgiveness when they can’t forgive themselves for their sins (Psalm 103:12 1 John 1:9). For those who are unsaved, you should recognize that God has offered forgiveness to you which is available for you to receive. Instead of being angry with God for the loss of life, we should be grateful to God for the gift of life.Ĭoncerning your own life, what are you doing for God with the life He has granted? Forgiveness of Sinsįor those who are saved God has given us His forgiveness. We should be thankful for the years we had with them. What we too quickly forget are the wonderful years of life we had with that person.

The question often asked is why God allowed that person to die.

People tend to blame God for when life is taken away from their loved ones. We should cherish the time we have with them. Not only our life is a blessing from Him, but so are the lives of our loved ones. And, like a loving father, He disciplines His own children so that they can grow more into the image of Christ (Hebrews 12:5-11). Yet He gives it to us unconditionally.Īnother way God’s love is shown which we don’t always appreciate is in justice and judgment that He seeks against evil and unrighteousness.

Even as Christians we often don’t appreciate God’s love like we should. But God, when we were not good and when we were not righteous, demonstrated His love to us by giving His Son while we were still in our sinful condition (Romans 5:5-8 paraphrase). For a good man there might be several who would do so. It says that for a righteous man someone might be willing to lay down their life to save that person. Romans chapter 5 contains one of my favorite passages in the Bible. God provided His Son, Jesus Christ, as a Savior from our sins. God’s love is shown in the way He draws us to Himself. Even though God loves everyone, He is still just and holy. We live in a sin-cursed world which also receives the judgment of God. This does not mean that everything will be perfect in the world. His LoveĮven unsaved people have the love of God granted to them. Every one of these wonderful gifts are available to anyone who will put their trust in Christ as Savior. The other five blessings that I mention are reserved for those who are a child of God. Of the seven blessings mentioned here, the gift of life and His love are available to everyone. Of these many blessings from God, there are some that He gives to everyone and others which only come by knowing Jesus Christ as personal Savior. God has given us so many blessings that are too often taken for granted.

All i want to know is can you come a little closer