The Christmas story shows you that before any response or acknowledgment from you had ever been offered, God set about your restoration. His Goodness towards you was not (and is not) brought about by yours. His faithfulness was not (and is not) dependent on yours. The Truth of God revealed in Jesus invites us to reconsider how God moves, acts, and orchestrates our lives. Like waves crashing upon the shore of the ocean, John helps us to see the restoration of God for us as love upon love crashing on the shores of our hearts.
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