It stands to reason that God would abandon us because of our constant sin, but if that was a reason for Him to leave us, then there never was a reason for Him to have been drawn to us… If He was attracted to us as aliens and hostile in mind, how could He abandon those whom He now calls His children?
— Bob LaForge, Christlicher Autor
Related Bible passage: COL.1.21
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Faith & Trust
Occasions: Encouragement
Bob LaForge
Bob LaForge ist ein US-amerikanischer christlicher Autor und Bibellehrer, der sich im Bundesstaat New Jersey im evangelikalen Gemeindedienst engagiert. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch Andachten in Publikationen wie The Upper Room und auf seiner Plattform Disciples Corner, die Themen wie praktische Nachfolge, Bibelstudium und Charakterbildung behandeln. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte leicht verständliche, alltagsbezogene Impulse zur Vertiefung des persönlichen Glaubenslebens.
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller