Broken but mended by the love of Christ!

A man breaks a leg, and the surgeon sets the bone.  That is kindness.  But suppose the man's mother should set the bone.  Oh, how she would do it with lovingkindness!  That is how God has dealt with us.  Oh, how tenderly! –Spurgeon

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

The song “I Stand Amazed” says, “I stand amazed in the presence, Of Jesus the Nazarene, And wonder how He could love me, A sinner, condemned, unclean.” How much did God love us; one man said, “He spread His arms and gave His life for us.” We can never exhaust describing how much the Lord loved us! I echo what Spurgeon said, “God deals with us with lovingkindness!” His lovingkindness mended us with a love greater than our own Mother's love!

How do you deal with those that you come in contact with each day? How do you deal with the sinner; with the condemned, with those that are unclean? If not with lovingkindness as Jesus did, you are trying to set what is broken without love!

Broken Promises are worse than boasting lies.

I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to him. –Spurgeon

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. Ecclesiastes 5:5

I would much rather someone not committing to do something than to say they are going to do it and then never lift a finger to do it. It makes for very awkward moments when someone says, “I’ll take care of that for you” and then never fulfills the commitment made. When you see them in the hall they avoid you like you’re the plague. When you see them at Walmart they turn and go down another aisle. I would much rather you just tell me the truth rather than say you’re going to do something and then never come through with it. I’m glad the Lord isn’t that way…He is good to His Word! As one has said, “God said it and that settles it—no matter what it is!” He's good for every promise He has ever made!