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“Love in the Key of G”
Zephaniah 3:17

God loves you.
Christianity is the world’s great love religion. The Christian God comes to us as love, in love, for love. He woos us with love and works our transformation through love. Jesus said that love is the goal of all spiritual maturity.

He delights in you.
	“In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in 
	accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.” - 	
	Ephesians 1:7

He quiets you with his love.
	“But I have calmed and quietened myself, I am like a weaned child with its
	mother; like a weaned child I am content.” - Psalm 31:2 

He rejoices over you with singing.
	When it comes to you, God cannot be silent; He cannot sit still.

	Why do we struggle to truly internalize God’s lavish love for us?

		Misunderstanding sin…
		We think sin changes the equation. It doesn’t.

		That God’s strength is made perfect in his own weakness, and that’s 		why he could boast about his weakness. His weaknesses drove him 			to God. His weaknesses magnified God’s grace. (2 Corinthians 12)

		Fear of being known…
		Genuine transformation requires vulnerability, the willingness to be 
		known.

		Substituting obedience for surrender
		Jesus does not simply want our compliance. He wants our heart. He 			wants our love and he offers us His.

		“God is love.” - 1 John 4:8b

		Only obedience that flows from a surrendered heart brings pleasure
		to God.

		“People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the 			heart.” - 1 Samuel 16:7b

God is with you.
	The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save. 

	 “because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” - 
	Hebrews 13:5b

Take some time this week and sit at Jesus’ feet. Sit with him in the Gospel stories, gaze into his face and listen to his assurances of love for you. Let God’s love wash over you.

Romans 8:38-39