"More Than a Reason"

"Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame; and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle." (Psalms 109:29)

 I could have went on a little more, but this still continues that thought, but with authority. Yes, the hope we have cannot not be taken or shaken, but there is more to this than just a hope; there is a love that has been demonstrated to us that can never be denied or put asunder. That might seem like a word used for married couples that have been joined together by God, and it is; it actually means to be taken apart, or divided; to burst into pieces. Something that can never happen to God's love that has been delivered into our hearts. Let me tell you something that I have learned over these last 37 years; well almost 37, it is actually 36 years and 8 months. I have never been confused about God's love for me; if there has been any confusion about love, it is mine own, and the lack thereof. If I ever need to be reminded of how much God loves me, I simply look at the cross and remember the price that was paid for me. You cannot separate that action or deny that is was done for love. How anyone can not see that boggles my mind; but then again, without a changed heart there is nothing that they can do about their perception; it is only foolishness to those that perish. Can you see the point I am making? We have the proof within us: that His love has been shown to us; therefore we know this hope is more than just something we wish for, it is real and attainable. John goes on to say, "But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things." (1 John 2:20) This word "unction" is like an anointing; it would be the opposite of what is described in the verse above, "and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle." We have been given the opposite of what that might look like; as a mantle is a covering, most usually worn as a garment of distinction. If there is one thing that I have never been confused about, it is the Gospel, and the love of God that was demonstrated upon that cross. So, in the short version of this, the mantle that we wear is love, not confusion; therefore we should never be clothed with shame, because we know who's we are and the great price that He paid to clothe us with righteousness...

"But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. So I am writing to you not because you don't know the difference between truth and lies. And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son doesn't have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us." (1 John 2:20-25) NLT