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The Depth of God’s Love for Us · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: As we end our week on Jesus High Priestly Prayer, today we'll dive into his desire for us to know the Father's great love.
• 0:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Knowing the love of God for us is essential to healthy Christian living.
• 0:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: God's love is fundamental to our identity as his children and the sacrifice of Jesus.
• 0:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: If we aren't rooted and grounded in the unconditional love of God, we will be like untethered buoys being tossed about in the sea.
• 0:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: It may seem elementary that God loves you, but I'd encourage you to open your heart a fresh to this reality that God could reveal his love to you in a real and new way today.
• 0:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
• 1:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our verse for today comes from John 17, verses 25 and 26, Scripture says.
• 1:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
• 1:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
• 1:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: There is no force more powerful than the love our Heavenly Father has for us, his children.
• 1:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: His love can move mountains, stop the roaring seas, heal broken bones and wounded hearts, transform lives, and set free those held captive by sin and shame.
• 2:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: So great is his love for you and me that he sent his only son to die that we might live through him.
• 2:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: And in John 17 vs. 25 and 26, Jesus makes an unfathomable statement about how great the depth of God's love is for us.
• 2:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: He says, O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
• 2:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: I have made known to them, your name, and I will continue to make it known.
• 2:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
• 2:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: Do you know that God loves you the way he loves Jesus?
• 3:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: His heart is full of affection for you.
• 3:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus always prays perfectly in line with the will of the Father because they are one.
• 3:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: So when Jesus prays for God to love us with the same love he has been given, his prayer is in perfect alignment with the heart of our Father.
• 3:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Romans 8 verses 37 through 39 says, know in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who love us.
• 3:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: for I am sure that neither death nor life nor angels nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation who will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus or Lord.
• 3:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: through the death of Christ, the barrier between us and relationship with God was torn into.
• 4:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: The wrath of God was satisfied with Jesus' death, and now we can experience the full depth of his love.
• 4:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Through Christ, we have been made new so that we can finally walk in unhindered fellowship
• 4:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: God loves you, simply because he loves you.
• 4:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to work for his affection.
• 4:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to set yourself straight before God can pour out his love over you.
• 4:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Father in the prodigal sun story ran out to meet his son before anything had ever been set right.
• 4:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: He didn't know his son was there to apologize, he didn't care.
• 4:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: He simply wanted to love his child.
• 5:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Your heavenly father feels the same way about you.
• 5:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to love you right where you are as you are.
• 5:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to fill you with love to overflowing.
• 5:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for us to experience this love and oneness, just as Jesus did when He walked the earth.
• 5:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: As you enter into guided prayer, open up your heart and allow God's grace to settle in, allow Him to free you from works-based religion and guide you to a lifestyle of relationship.
• 5:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: God is not an angry taskmaster who shows affection only when you succeed.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: He is a loving father who will always love you no matter what.
• 5:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: Take time to receive the depth of his love for you today.
• 5:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Allow his love to heal you, transform you, free you, and lead you to the abundant life he has always longed to give.
• 6:11
  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you for watching.
• 6:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, start by meditating on the depths of God's love for you.
• 6:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: Romans 8 verses 37 through 39 says, No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who left us.
• 7:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: For I am sure that neither death nor life
• 7:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus or Lord.
• 7:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: Allow this truth to settle into your heart.
• 8:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: And next, where do you need a fresh revelation of God's grace today?
• 8:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: What's keeping you from receiving the depth of God's love?
• 8:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: In what ways do you need him to show you how good of a father he truly is?
• 9:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: and last.
• 9:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask the Spirit to give you a revelation of God's grace and love for you.
• 9:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: Receive God's presence and rest in His love, meditate on and renew your mind to how deeply your heavenly Father loves you.
• 9:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: He was for verse 16 says,
• 9:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Let us then, with confidence, draw near to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
• 10:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: May the whole of Jesus high, priestly prayer be true in your life.
• 10:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: May you come into the fullness of what Jesus died to give you.
• 10:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: May your life be a wonderful reflection of His love.
• 10:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: And may you experience the depth of His love for you in every season.
• 11:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: You are a child of the most high loving God.
• 11:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: His love is powerful, real, and available.
• 11:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: May your day be full of joy, peace, and purpose, in the light of God's glorious grace.
• 11:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for listening to today's podcast.
• 11:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First 15.
• 12:01
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• 12:06
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• 12:16
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• 12:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day and may God bless you as you seek him.