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   Abundant Life Day Book
   Devotion for Monday , February 13, 2012
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Abundant Life Day Book: 365 Blessings to Begin Your Day by Nancy Guthrie

Begin your day with the joyful assurance of God's blessings! Inviting you to celebrate the Lord's provision, Guthrie shares 365 daily reflections and Scripture verses to open your eyes to the tangible and intangible gifts God has given you, and to remind you that all that we have points to the greatest gift of all - Jesus. Hardcover from Tyndale House Publisher's, Inc. Copyright 2011.

I Have Loved You

"I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How have you loved us?" "Is not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated." - Malachi 1:2-3 ESV

When the circumstances of your life tempt you to question My love for you, you must remember that I do not demonstrate My love by orchestrating your personal world in such a way that you can avoid suffering. When you find yourself tempted to hurl angry questions toward heaven, remember this: I choose to love you with free sovereign, unconditional love. I set My love on you before you had met any preconditions or done anything that would endear you to Me. I was under no constraint or moral obligation to love you. My love for you is the overflow of My infinite grace.

Why do I tell you this? To take away your presumption and remove every ground for boasting in yourself, to cut the nerve of pride that brags as though your salvation were owing to anything in you. The tragedy of a life is great love received with great ingratitude.

O Lord, how could I ever question the integrity or the expression of Your love for me? I see your great love demonstrated at the Cross, and I am move to humble gratitude...

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