Devotional for Monday, June 26, 2017
“God’s Overcoming Love”
by Dona Hake
I can remember hearing a very powerful testimony of God’s powerful love. This is an extraordinary testimony of our Lord taking that which may have seemed impossible to man, and turned it inside out for His glory. I had heard this on a Christian radio station. This gentleman had shared that within a refugee camp for Iraq refugees there was a person that was a part of ISIS that disguised himself to be a refugee, and he got into the camp. I am sure his motives and plans were to take the life of the innocent. For those of you that follow the news you are quite aware how hateful and evil that ISIS is. They have done horrific things to precious, innocent people. Let us read on about the powerful work of our Lord’s love that was able to overcome this horrible evil that had a grip on this young man’s heart.
The wonderful testimony of God’s love was that after this young man disguised himself as a refugee he began to observe God’s love which he had never witnessed. He was so overwhelmed and taken by the love and joy of Jesus that these refugees exhibited that he totally surrendered his heart to the Lord Jesus Christ, and changed his way of thinking which had been that of extreme hatred and everything that ISIS represents. He was so ecstatic of his new found faith and freedom that he could hardly contain himself.
Let us be reminded that God’s love is able to conquer ALL, His love IS ABLE to conquer anything….even the worst hatred that we could ever imagine. After hearing this testimony my heart was so blessed, and hope for that which seemed hopeless was birthed in my heart. As I hear the despicable and evil acts of this group, one could think their hearts are hardened and closed. Let us remember, the love and freedom of Christ is available to anyone. God’s overcoming love is there for those that seem hopeless and those that do not deserve it. Really…when you think about it, none of us really deserve the love and mercy of God. At the foot of the cross He sees us all the same. God’s love truly has no limits, and I hope you are rejoicing in this young man’s salvation! Hate and deception could not keep his heart from being touched by the love of God!
Romans 8:39 AMP
“…nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing, will be able
to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”