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Do you think God grieves?

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All of our emotions come from God. There is nothing that we have that wasn’t giving to us by God. Of course free will came through a choice that we made. But emotionally, we have that same emotions that God has. So I ask you, does God suffer grief?

Grief is a powerful emotion. It can change the way we think and act toward people and God. When my mother died, I began to grieve. My grieving lasted almost 4 years. I carried it like a banner. I was consumed with grief. I could hardly function. I went through the motions everyday. I put on a halfhearted smile on my face that lied to most people. I said I was fine but could hardly find my way in life. It was one of the most devastating times in my life. If it hadn’t been for God’s intervention into my life, it would have been a death spiral for me. I am not saying that I don’t feel pain when I think of my mother, but grief doesn’t have a death grip on me.

I found three examples of God grieving over mankind. The first is when King Saul didn’t do what God sent him to do. God sent Saul and the Israelite army to utterly destroy the Amalekites. When Saul returned, the prophet Samuel was sent to talk to him. He said, Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: (1 Samuel 15:10-11). God grieve that He had made Saul king over Israel. The second is when Jesus went to Lazarus grave. Jesus loved Martha, Mary and their brother, Lazarus. Lazarus had died and Jesus and the disciples went to the grave site. And the scriptures say that Jesus wept (John 11). The third example comes from Revelation. Revelation is about the destruction of earth and mankind. There are vial, trumpets and seals opened. Each one is more devastating than the last one. It says in Revelation 8:1, And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. God grieved over the destruction of mankind.

So to answer my question, Does God grieve? The answer is yes. God grieves just like we do. We are the image and likeness of God.

Crain Blanchard.

Joseph1637@juno.com

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You can’t earn point with God…

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What is the difference between being good and living God’s way? Many people struggle with this question. They believe that if they are good enough they can earn they way into heaven. God set out a series of laws for Moses to show mankind what must do to earn heaven. God told them that if they break one law they break them all. God wanted to get mankind to understand that they can’t keep the law on their own. God was showing mankind that only way to solve their sin problem was through God’s mechanism. God set up a mechanism to solve they sin problem. It is called a blood sacrifice. For without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin (Hebrews 9:22). Even though God set up this sin mechanism, it wasn’t permanent. They had to repeat the blood sacrifices every year.

God’s sin mechanism required 2 things to be permanent. The first thing requirement is faith. You must first believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them the diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). There is a time and place where you must come to believe in God. Having faith is a conscience choice in our lives. This is where we choose to believe God exists and He is sovereign over this world. When you choose to trust and believe in God, this is where He accepts us into the kingdom.

The second mechanism in God’s plan is the blood sacrifice. God had to get a perfect sacrifice to satisfy the law. This perfect sacrifice had to be sinless. There couldn’t be any spots or blemishes on this sacrifice. And so God sent His son to be a man and live a sinless life. Right before Jesus was cruxified, He was in the temple for 3 days to be examined by the priests and religious leaders. They found that Jesus was blameless and could be sacrificed to save mankind. It’s funny how they, the religious leaders all agreed in God’s plan for mankind. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not (John 11:50). And so Jesus was crucified and shed His blood to fulfill scripture and satisfy the Law.

God raised Jesus from the dead and made Him King of kings and Lord of all. So understand, that we can’t earn our way into heaven. But God has already put into place the way into heaven. It is by faith in God and Jesus and the blood sacrifice. All we have to do is to choose God’s plan and we can enter into His kingdom.

Crain Blanchard.

Joseph1637@juno.com

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