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    Reflections on the Goodness of God
    Reflections on the Goodness of God
    Reflections on the Goodness of God
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    Reflections on the Goodness of God

    By John Ide

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    The Bible is not just a book that is to be read like any other. It cannot be skimmed through or treated in a casual manner,
    it is the Word of God. It has such a depth of meaning, such a storehouse of God’s grace that it must be read carefully, reflected on, chewed over and digested. Then—just when we think that we have got all that we can from a particular passage...the Holy Spirit shows us something more...for it’s a living word!
    What follows are some reflections on a few verses from God’s Word. But reflections are only seen on the surface—there is so much more if we will take the time to look below the surface

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Ide
    Release dateJan 28, 2014
    ISBN9781310164569
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    Reflections on the Goodness of God - John Ide

    REFLECTIONS

    ON THE

    GOODNESS

    OF GOD

    A devotional book

    by John Ide

    The Bible is not just a book that is to be read like any other. It cannot be skimmed through or treated in a casual manner, it is the Word of God. It has such a depth of meaning, such a storehouse of God’s grace that it must be read carefully, reflected on, chewed over and digested. Then—just when we think that we have got all that we can from a particular passage…the Holy Spirit shows us something more…for it’s a living word!

    What follows are some reflections on a few verses from God’s Word. But reflections are only seen on the surface—there is so much more if we will take the time to look below the surface.

    Reflections on the Goodness of God

    Copyright John Ide 1999

    Published with revisions as an eBook 2014

    by John Ide at Smashwords

    Copyright John Ide 2014

    All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from the

    HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION

    Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society

    Scripture quotations marked AMP are from

    THE AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT

    Copyright 1958 by The Lockman Foundation

    Scripture quotations marked LNT are from the LIVING NEW TESTAMENT Copyright 1967 by Tyndale House Foundation

    Scripture quotations marked NAS are from the

    NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE

    Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973

    The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.

    Smashwords Edition, License Notes

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only.

    This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people.

    If you would like to share this book with another person, please

    purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading

    this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your

    use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your

    own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    Contents

    Unconditional Love

    Abundant Redemption

    Relationship

    God’s Dwelling Place

    The Heart of God

    God’s Presence

    Glory

    The Resurrection

    Thanksgiving

    The Peace of God

    The Curse is Broken

    In Him

    The Breath of God

    A Pattern for Living

    Potential for Greatness

    Potential

    The Other Side

    God’s Timing

    An Expression

    A Covenant of Salt

    A Shelter from the Wind

    Wisdom

    Hope

    A New Beginning!

    A Matter of Perspective

    UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

    This is how God showed His love among us; He sent His one and only Son into the world that we should live through Him. This is love: not that we (first) loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4: 9,10)

    Anyone who believes and says that Jesus is the Son of God has God living in him, and he is living with God. We know how much God loves us because we have felt His love and because we believe Him when He tells us that He loves us dearly. God is love and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. (1 John 4:15-16 LNT)

    When we love it is often conditional, but God always loves us, it is who He is!

    Some of us may feel so much more loving when springtime arrives after what seemed like a long, cold winter. Somehow, with new life in the gardens and countryside, with a little more sunshine and blue skies, one feels better; we have a little more energy.

    When people treat us well, when they are kind to us and appreciate us. When our children behave or do things that make us especially proud of them. When we are in good health and there is money in the bank. When things go well for us—then we are able to love. Our love is so often conditional it seems, so dependent upon what happens to us.

    Subconsciously, we can think the same way about God’s love for us.

    When we experience prolonged periods of sickness, when the money starts to run out. When we have relational problems with others. When we can no longer sense God’s presence and prayer appears to remain unanswered, then we begin to doubt God’s love for us.

    But God’s love is unconditional. He doesn’t only love us when we do good things, His whole nature, His character, is love! God always loves us, it's who He is!

    If we were shut up in a room without contact

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