We all know that God loves us … but does He like us?
In this episode, join Nathan as he ponders a season of weddings and marriage and reflections upon the relationship we have with Jesus Christ.
If you’ve ever wanted to know if God not only loves you but likes you, this message will be an encouragement to your soul.
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Show Notes / Additional Resources
- Isaiah 62:5b – As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
- Hosea 2:16a,19 – “And it shall be, in that day,” Says the LORD, “That you will call Me ‘Ishi’ [My Husband] … I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy…”
- Song of Solomon 2:10 –My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.
- AW Tozer (from The Pursuit of God) – O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
- Andrew Murray – “You will ask me, are you satisfied? Have you got all you want? God forbid. With the deepest feeling of my soul I can say that I am satisfied with Jesus now; but there is also the consciousness of how much fuller the revelation can be of the exceeding abundance of His grace. Let us never hesitate to say, ‘This is only the beginning.'”
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