Love

I wanted to pass this on to my readers. I found it very encouraging, it is a inspirational reading from my bible  written by Peter Marshall. Hope you are blessed & encouraged by it. I have several bibles but I really like this one it is called The Answer & it is written in the New Century Version. I like it because it is really easy to understood & I love the  selected insprirational writings by by some leading inspirational authors. I also love the scripture references with each writing.
This bible is very precious and special to me as it  was given to me in 1995 by a ex-co-worker & Sister-in-Christ who worked under my supervision 21 years ago. She was not saved back then & neither was I. Years later in 1995  our paths crossed again, she worked at our bank. I didn't recognize her as she looked like a total different person, but she always remembered how kind I was kind to her when I was her supervisor. She was in a very bad place in her life when we worked together. To make a very long story short when our paths crossed again after so many years I became very ill & she showed up on my doorstop with a gift. She dropped it off told me she was praying for me & left. That gift was my bible. It is very special to me as it is the gift that keeps on giving. She did a bold thing and because of her today I walk with Jesus. I love you Michelle & am so thankful you were bold enough to bring me that Bible.

LOVE:

It is a wonderful idea, once it gets a hold of you, that God loves you,

whoever you are... for yourself.

YOU ARE PRECIOUS TO HIM!

He loves you.

     He wants you to be happy

     He wants to give you good things.

It is His will for you that life should be full,

        abundant...

    and rich.

He expects us to believe that he holds us in the hallow of His

hand,

   and that we are safe for all eternity.

This does not mean that no trouble shall come to us---

      or that that we will never get sick----

           or that no sorrow shall ever touch us.

On the contrary, we are told very bluntly by Jesus Himself that

in this world we shall have trouble.

But then He says:

       "Cheer up! I have overcome the world.

          My grace is sufficient for you.

          I am with you always, even unto the end of the world"

          (Matthew 28:20).

In the words of Paul:

     "We know that in everything God works for the good of

those who love him..." (Romans 8:28 NCV).

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He

has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the

difficulty.

Related Bible Scriptures: 
John 3:16 : "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8:  "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us".

1Coritnhians: "However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"

1Thessalonians 3:12: "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you".