"Hope Loves"

"I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself." (Psalms 119:52)

  You know, not everything that is judgement is meant to be a bad thing: God's judgements are Holy and Righteous, and governed by Love! I remember doing a teaching in Genesis 6 & 7; primarily chapter 7, but 6:5-8 was the springboard to chapter 7. I have heard some try to say that "repented" means God was sorry He had made man, as if He regretted having made man at all. As Pastor Mike likes to remind us, every now and again: "God cannot learn!" Basically, what that represents is God's ability to know all things, before they will even happen! If that be the case, then regret is not hardly possible with God; how can He regret, if He already knew what was going to happen in the first place? As I tried to stress in my teaching, God says over and over, "All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, died!" This was a very big deal to God, and it saddened His heart to see His creation have to go through this, but there was no other option. As Kirk Cameron shows us in one of his movies, the Rainbow represents more that just a sign God will not flood the earth again; it shows His bow being pointed towards Heaven! Wow! I can't imagine how much He repented having to send His Son down here to represent His judgments! That's right, sin was judged on that cross, once and for all! Now, in case you were not aware, those who get judged for their sin, it is not because their sins were not paid for, because they most certainly were! What an amazing God we serve! If you are one that has accepted God's free Gift of Salvation, then you too can comfort yourself, because your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Your sins were dealt with on that cross, never to be judged again, because they are gone! Where did they go? you might ask. Is there really a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? I seriously doubt it. There is only One Judge: Comfort yourself in that...

"Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones." (Psalms 105:1-6) NLT