We love cause He loved us

Psalm 9:9-11
9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim among the nations what he has done.

As i was driving to work today, i was listening to Matt Redman's song God of our Yesterdays and he has a bridge where he quotes this Psalm about how we can trust God cause we know His name. We can trust Him because He is faithful when all are not. We can trust Him because He has been, is , and will forever be.

Praise be to Elohim, the mighty, mighty God of all the nations; the unwavering giver of good and the Father of Lights. You are worthy O' LORD of our Fathers and their sons and daughters. You are worthy of our days, minutes, and seconds. Every breath should utter praise to You.

Have you ever felt the love of God so strong that you are compelled to share as if you would burst if you did not? Today was one of those days. i know what John meant when he wrote that we love because He first loved us. Man, what an overwhelming feeling God's love is when it comes on you like a breaking wave. When we are with Him for eternity, how amazing it will be to drink in His love, shaken, pressed down, and over flowing the measure.

It has not been a particularly spiritual time for our family as my work duties have increased and my time at home has diminished. Seminary is a day to day struggle and one day is never like the next.

Our kids are amazing! My bride is amazing! Abigail has learned how to read and she is devouring her kids Bible. Praise God for His mercy in extending grace to her six year old body. The kids absolutely love Shabbat and they get very serious when the blessings are done. mickie says it is funny to watch them dance around when Shabbat Shalom is playing. They love the Challah bread and the Grape Juice that symbolize communion and the bread and wine or Christ.

What an amazing blessing Shabbat has been. my family has been learning so much from Torah and to see them taking joy in celebrating communion as such a young age is joy. Yeshua said:

Matthew 18:2-4
2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Yeshua says that whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom. What did that child do? What exactly was Yeshua praising this child for? i wonder if it was not his complete trust in Yeshua? Maybe he had never even met our LORD before and here Yeshua was beckoning him to come forth and be a part of a teaching for the generations. i imagine that the child without hesitation walked into Yeshua's loving arms. That is what we must do to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven; walk in faith into the loving arms of Christ.

i pray that my family walks in faith right into the loving arms of Christ. Father, i ask for mercy and grace to lead my family into the loving arms of Your Son. i pray that same blessing for all that we know and love. May you grant them grace and faith. Father use us to bless Your name. Here we are LORD, send us!!!