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A Beautiful Treasure

2/17/2023

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​by Majetta Morris
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​God’s love is such a beautiful treasure. His love is above all others. Except through the Holy Spirit, man cannot love as God loves. His love is pure and unconditional, without expectation or exception.
 

God loved me before I was even conceived. He knew and developed me for each endeavor planned for my life—who I would be. He placed me in the family He knew would raise me to be the adult I needed to be for His plan for my life. He planned for each item in my life that I consider success. He planned each heartache I would face to develop the spirit to be who I am. He has placed His imprint on my life. He always knows what my decision in any situation will be before I make it. Although I do not always see it, He developed me into His image. When I look at myself, I frequently see only what is wrong. But He always sees what is right.
 
Without God’s love, what would I be? As a teen one evening as I babysat my nephew, I was greatly tempted to have a cigarette. I had never smoked, but my aunt was a chain smoker. The odor of cigarettes permeated the house. I suddenly felt the need of a cigarette. I immediately asked my Savior to remove the desire and give me the strength to refuse the temptation. In His awesome love, He did. I never had the temptation again. Had He not moved in my behalf, I may have become a chain-smoker and died of pancreatic cancer as my aunt did. 

God’s love sent me the godly husband He intended for me. Although I was a young teenager and he was an adult when we first met, God brought us together again a few years later. Thousands of miles separated us. Our dating happened by snail-mail over a period of a couple of years. God placed a love and a call to the mission field on both our lives, then fulfilled that call. 

I can love others because He first loved me. I can love others whom I may think unlovable as He loves through me. I do not always see others as He does. 

My heavenly Father loved me so much that He sent His one and only Son to die for all the things that I do and have done wrong. In fact, His Son loves me so much that He willingly gave His own life for my sins.

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​Love is a beautiful treasure from the heavenly Father. Love is a beautiful treasure from His son, Jesus. Love is a beautiful treasure of guidance and love from the Holy Spirit. No other love can compare. 

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​​Majetta, a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God, began her first Sunday School teaching assignment when she was twelve. With husband, Wayne, and daughters, Scarlett and Keena, she ministered throughout the southwest U.S. in Kids Krusades for ten years before going to Okinawa, Japan to minister in schools, churches, and the local community for a total of sixteen years. After retiring in Springfield, MO in 2007, she began professionally editing as a freelancer at the request of a friend. Majetta loves reading, writing, crafting, teaching, and editing. Contact Majetta at bright.light.editing.coach@gmail.com for assistance publishing your writing projects.

4 Comments
Jill
2/20/2023 12:03:55 pm

What an awesome article, Majetta - thank you for this poignant description of God's love for us!

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Vicky L. Taff
2/21/2023 09:22:39 am

Marjetta
Thank you for sharing this inspiring word of God’s love. Through Him we can love the unlovely!

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Terry Magness
2/24/2023 11:02:44 am

A big thumbs up, Majetta! Isn’t God’s love amazing?

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Rebecca
3/3/2023 03:21:42 pm

"When I look at myself, I frequently see only what is wrong. But He always sees what is right."

It's hard to fathom that through grace, we can be the righteousness of God in CHRIST! I'm reminded of a childhood song with the lyric, "When He looks at me, He sees not what I used to be, but He sees Jesus!"

Thank you for a beautiful reminder of God's love for us!

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