{"id":29692,"date":"2024-02-01T12:07:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/2024-work-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T20:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T03:55:38","slug":"2024-gospel","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/2024-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"In God\u2019s Great Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Max Lucado<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s Great Gospel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

No one knows me<\/em>, we think.\u00a0People know my name but not my heart. They know my face but not my feelings. I have a social security number but not a soul mate. No one really knows me.\u00a0<\/em>The response of heaven is, \u201cGod does!\u201d Prophets weren\u2019t enough. Apostles wouldn\u2019t do. Angels won\u2019t suffice. God sent more than miracles and messages, he sent himself. He sent his Son.<\/p>\n

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In God\u2019s great gospel, he not only sends, he becomes. He lives\u00a0with.<\/em>\u00a0He lives as one of us. He knows our hurt, he knows our hunger, he knows betrayal. Most of all, he knows sin. He knows them better than you do. He knows their price, because he paid it. \u201cFor Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God\u201d (1 Peter 3:18). God\u00a0knows<\/em>\u00a0you.<\/p>\n

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Perfect Peace<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0For the love of more you might lose your purpose.\u00a0Just because someone gives you advice, a job, or a promotion, you don\u2019t have to accept it. Let your uniqueness define your path of life. Isaiah prayed, \u201cYou, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you\u201d (Isaiah 26:3 TEV).<\/p>\n

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Before you change your job title, examine your perspective toward life. As the Japanese proverb says, \u201cEven if you sleep in a thousand-mat room, you can only sleep on one mat.\u201d\u00a0Success is not defined by position or pay scale but by this:\u00a0Doing the most what you do the best. Parents, tell them to do what they love to do so well that someone pays them to do it.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have\u201d (Hebrews 13:5 MSG).<\/p>\n

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