Because God (Still) So Loves The World

Sometimes I am unsure/timid in how/what to share of sacred and  intimate glimpses of fellowship with my Saviour, yet, in the very same frame of timidityis a joy so unspeakably precious and empowering because of Jesus,it cannot be kept to myself; a joy that dispels would-be discouragement  and compels me to love, forgive and trustwith renewed spirit, by the grace of God. Sometimes our havoc-wreaked spirits can feel like a bit like theearth appears, in or after a storm, and we need to spend extra time with Yesterday morning I oohed and aahed while Jim watched the weather forecast and warned me this hoar frost is going to turn into horror-frost! Yesterday afternoon my ooh's were a bit more subdued as the ice began to accumulate... Last night the power went out and all we could do was listen to ominous cracks and crashes!This morning our power is back on but a lot of harder-hit areas are still out!I think this is the branch we heard breaking off... A glimpse at what/Who sustains hope and joy no matter what... ; beyond withFor God so loved the world, , so everyone For without God To satisfy , with and Therefore, no matter what dread prospect must yet be unfurledFaith's treasure sweetly cheers  because God still so loves the world Janet Martin 2 Cor.4:5-9For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.