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Mar 16 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
#GeraldsDevotional
The Day and Time of Love
This is a special message that the Lord actually gave me earlier this morning but had me to wait to send it out until this afternoon at this specific time (at 3:16 PM CST on 3-16-25). It is a short message based on a very familiar passage of scripture that talks about God’s love
(the same love that He calls for us to have).

Our world is being torn apart today because of the prominence of hatred being displayed all around us (even by people who self-identify as Christians). This response (hate) is the opposite of how the Lord calls us to respond.
And ultimately it leads to death and destruction (the desire of Satan, our enemy). But God’s love leads to eternal life. The choice is ours today of how we choose to respond based on what we believe.

Now, here’s that special scripture verse delivered at this specific time:
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. – John 3:16-17
God bless and keep us all. This world needs Jesus.

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Today we look at an image of a nation that is in captivity but just doesn’t yet realize it. This is an example from the history of Israel and it is a living example for us today.

The scene of today’s verses takes place at a significant high point in Israel’s history. They have
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At the end of verse 16 below, God seems to be giving us a challenge… This morning, He assured me that He Himself is indeed adequate and faithful to keep us on His path. Even though our enemy is persistent in his attacks to get us off of the path (he is also powerless to distract
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This morning, this was the theme with which the LORD gently nudged me out of my slumber. He coupled it with some of my own life examples and then pointed me to this section of scripture below.

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