As we explore the simplicity of love this week, today we'll look at how God's love has redeemed us.

There's an amazing Brennan-Man Brandon quote that says,

in loving me, you made me lovable.

And that's basically the concept we'll be unpacking today.

God's love has come in and given us meaning, beauty, redemption, and purpose. It's through God loving

us that we became sons and daughters, that we become saint. And I hope today you'll open your heart up to this life-changing love and never be the same again.

Welcome to the First of Team Podcast. Our verse for today comes from Psalm 130 verse 7.

Scripture says, for with the Lord there is steadfast love and with him is plentiful redemption.

The eternal redemption afforded to us by the powerful sacrifice of Jesus

is a wonderful life-giving demonstration of God's

unconditional, unchanging love. I've gone through so much of my life feeling

condemned. I look at my thoughts, actions, reactions, and failures and

apply my condemning perspective to my perception of my Heavenly Father.

But in reality, he has so faithfully demonstrated his overwhelming love to me through the

securing of my redemption.

In reality, he truly loves me just as I am, even with all my failures and faults.

Colossus 1, 19 through 22, says, For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

And you who were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

he is now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death in order to present

you wholly and blameless and above reproach before him. God sees you and me as holy and blameless. Through his love we've

been totally redeemed, set right before the God whose perspectives and beliefs are true above all else.

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