18/02/2023
From Pastor and Pastora Carino ChaCel Carino
Magandang tanghali!
Thank God for the new and blessed day!
Thank God for His Word!
Be blessed!
"This is how God showed His love to us: He sent His one and only Son into the world so that we could have eternal life through Him. This is what real love is: it is not our love for God; it is God's love for us. He sent His Son to die in our place to take away our sins."
(1 John 4:9-10)
Christmas only happens because God gave His Son, Jesus, so that the world could be saved.
And doesn't it feel that we live in a world that needs to be saved today?!
You see, every human being was created by God - to love and to be loved by Him. But along the way, the entire course of humanity ignored God and we went our own way- it's what we call "sin", and it separates us from God, and from the real meaning of life-to love God and to be loved by Him.
God SO loves you, more than you could ever imagine. That's why He sent Jesus, to save us from that separation, so that we could know God again. Jesus died for our sins, in our place, so that our broken relationship with God could be restored. And He didn't just stop there-He rose again so that death was conquered-so that every person who believes in Jesus can have eternal life and know God forever, even after our human bodies have passed away.
Know that God already knows you, He knew you and who you were going to be before you were even conceived, and He wants you to know Him.
God is longing to lavish His love on you more than you could ever imagine-He's done with separation, He wants you to know Him, and to accept the gift of love that He is offering.
So if that is you today,
I would love to help you pray a prayer for you to let Jesus know that you want to accept everything He is offering you.
Let's pray...
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner,
That I have lived my life away from you.
Today, I ask for your forgiveness.
I believe that you died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite you into my heart and life ... I accept the gift of love that you have offered me.
I want to trust and follow you as my Lord and Savior.
Thank You Jesus!
Amen!
God loves you! He prepared for you long ago, He makes a space of freedom for you. He wants to be with you, and He wants you to receive His gift of love today.