Everlasting Love 

From ‘The Gift of Jesus’ by Charles Stanley

The greatest gift God has ever given: Himself.
The greatest thing that exists.
The history-changing day when ‘God became flesh 
and dwelt among us.’ 
John 1:14
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The awesome wisdom and simplicity of the name Jesus. 
Even a child can say it. 
It means God’s deliverer.
When you learn about Jesus you are interacting 
with your Living Savior, 
'who took the form of a servant’ 
to have a relationship with you. 
Philippians 2:7

God’s love sent His Son into the world 
‘that we might live through Him.’
1 John 4:9
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The invention of the airplane changed the course of history. 
How much greater the gift of Jesus 
to transform every life into peace and love 
and bursting joy for all eternity?
God loves each person with a ‘love so deep to know 
would break your heart.’ J. McGee
He wants to heal your body, soul, and spirit, 
and fill your life with 
every wondrous possibility.
We grow weary when we focus on our circumstances 
instead of Him.
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In the beginning the Word was with God, 
The Word was God. He was made flesh,
 Jesus, and dwelt among us.’ 
John 1:1, 14
He set the sun, moon, and stars in place, 
created all living things, breathed in His breath of life, 
and sustains it all perfectly from the smallest particle 
to the vast workings of the universe.
He stood in the highest place, 
the right hand of the throne of heaven.
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He traveled every distance, 
sacrificed everything to be with you forever.
Absolute holiness, infinite power, unfailingly faithful, 
glorious splendor, infinite love. 
The beautiful, powerful, majestic, and mysterious 
is seen kind, loving, and approachable. 
Almighty hands that formed mountains 
touched blind eyes to restore their sight.
Three persons of the Trinity in perfect union and essence,
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 are bringing all who will back to His very heart. 
Jesus, the radiance of the Father’s glory, 
shows us what it looks like when the incomprehensible God 
interacts with us.
In Him we see endless mercy, love, holiness, 
wisdom, creativity, justice, healing, beauty, and power.
Christ said, ‘He who has seen Me 
has seen the Father.’ John 14:9 
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God arranged history to prepare for this event.
The law was given through Moses 
to show us God’s standard of holiness 
is far beyond our reach).
What He requires of us is overwhelming, 
so we will trust Him for it, not ourselves.
The most glorious mystery is  
‘Christ in you.’ Colossians 1:27
Because Jesus is alive in us, 
we can be filled with His grace and power. 
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And personally guaranteed 
nothing will be impossible with God.’ Luke 1:37
And they will call His name Immanuel, 
which means God with us.’
Matthew 21:23
He wasn’t born in a royal setting 
as would be fitting for the eternal Son of God,
but on the ground in a smelly stable 
to connect with the lowest place.
The infinitely perfect and beautiful One was 
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looked down on, despised, rejected, betrayed, 
and totally forsaken, 
so He knows every place you might be or have been.
Your life has the greatest value to Him. 
He gave His life to buy you for Himself. 
You are never alone or helpless.
Don’t be afraid or discouraged, 
I am with you.’ Isaiah 41:10
Always with you at your best and worst 
to lift and make new. 
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In your darkest times 
He draws you closer. 
Shepherds, a lowly smelly job,
treated as outcasts, 
were watching over their flacks at night 
when an angel of the Lord stood before them, 
and the glory of the Lord surrounded them. saying,
I bring you good news of great joy 
for all people, 
for today, born for you is a Savior 
who is Christ the Lord. 
Then a vast host of majestic angels appeared 
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 saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest 
and on earth peace, (delight, pleasure ) to men.’
Luke 2:10-14
This awesome, loving Savior was coming 
to take them from the lowest place in society to the highest.
He that overcomes will sit with Me on My throne.
 Revelation 3:21
And this is ‘the victory that overcomes,
 our faith. 1 John 5:4 
Our Divine warrior has already won every 
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battle for us: All powerful, 
He never loses.
‘Glory to God in the Highest 
and earth peace, to men.
Eden, the name of God's garden where 
He put the man before the fall 
means pleasure, delight, 
telling us this astounding Savior was coming 
to undo 'the works of the devil.’ 
1 John 3:8
All the suffering and unspeakable horrors 
of time and eternity, 
to be forever reversed. 
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For unto us a child is born, 
a Son is given. 
And the government will be on His shoulder: 
and His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, 
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 
Prince of Peace,’ Isaiah 9:6,7 
He will be great. 
He will be called the Son of the Highest. 
The Lord God will give Him the throne. 
And His kingdom will never end.
Luke 1:32, 33
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Every Wondrous Possibility
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The Way Back

He alone is life

Mystical beauty that enchants billions; 
the shadow of life with many faces: changing with the times, 
and a single aim: to steal God’s throne.
Yet God alone is infinite, eternal. 
He alone is life. 
He alone is power. 
He alone is infinite love. 
And He holds all life and breath in His hand.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, 
and the breath of all mankind. 
Job 12:10
Belshazzar, son of king Nebuchadnezzar, 
held a great feast and drank wine in golden goblets 
taken from the temple of the Lord God Almighty, 
and praised idols.
Right then fingers of a man's hand appeared
and wrote on the wall.
Belshazzar trembled, terrified, 
and called for his wise men to read the writing. 
None of them could. 
The queen said, There is a man in your kingdom
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in whom is the Spirit of the holy gods. 
Call Daniel and he will show the meaning.
All right answers come from God. 
All scripture is God-breathed, and profitable for correction, 
that we may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works. 
2 Timothy 3:16,17
Thoroughly furnished. It’s all we need.
Be warned against more than this my son,
Ecclesiastes 12:2
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Man is to fear God and keep His commands:
 for God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret.
Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14
We must all appear before Christ 
to receive for the things done, good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10
Christ is the foundation.
Made in His image. 
We build gold of straw: fire will reveal it. 
1 Corinthians 3:11-17
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Daniel told Belshazzar, 
God gave your father a kingdom and majesty, 
so that all people trembled before him. 
But when his heart became proud, 
he was deposed and ate grass like an ox, 
until he knew that the Most High rules 
in the kingdom of men, 
and sets over it whoever He pleases. 
You knew this but lifted yourself up 
against the Lord of heaven, 
drinking wine with the goblets from His temple, 
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and praising gods of silver and gold 
that can’t see or hear or know. 
And the God who holds your breath in His hand, 
Him you haven’t glorified. 
Daniel 5:23
The Lord is the true God, 
He is the living God, and the everlasting King.
Jeremiah 10:10
All His judgments have been to stop 
the stranglehold of evil, on persons, on nations, on the world.
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Lord, You have been our dwelling place 
in all generations;
 from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
Psalm 90:1
A man had 2 sons. 
The younger said, Father, Give me my inheritance; 
then he went far away and wasted the wealth
on 'riotous living.'
When a famine came, he was hungry.
He thought, My father's servants have plenty to eat,
 and I'm starving! 
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I will go say to my father, 
I'm not worthy to be your son. 
(as we are no longer worthy to be His since the fall). 
Make me one of your hired servants.

When he was still far away, his father saw him. 
He was always watching 
as our heavenly Father is always watching 
for His own to return to Him.
The father ran to him, and fell on his neck, 
and kissed him. Luke 15:20
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He said, Put on him the best robe 
and put a ring on his hand 
(full access to all that was the fathers.) 
Luke 15:22
He that overcomes will inherit all things 
and be My Son/daughter.
 Revelation 21:7
When a lost sheep is found, 
the man lays it on His shoulder, rejoicing!
That's the heart of our heavenly Father 
when any return to Him. Luke 15
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There is joy in heaven over one sinner 
that turns back to God. Luke15:7
Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, 
and the life. 
No one comes to the Father 
except through Me,'
John 14:6 
Many throughout history have claimed to be 
the way to heaven, 
but only one proved it beyond question: 
first by turning water into wine, then casting out demons, 
and healing every kind of sickness and deformity.
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Everyone who touched Him was made perfectly whole.' 
Matthew 14:36
He opened eyes blind from birth, 
calmed storms with a word, 
walked on water, and raised the dead.
Day after day 
He showed His complete control over all creation.
John was there, and said, if all was written, 
I don't think the world could contain the books.
John 21:25
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All His gifts are for everyone. 
Jesus promised, Ask whatever in My name. 
You will receive it, that your joy may be full.
 John 16:24
Holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from 
sinners, higher than the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26
The One who has ‘perfected forever’ 
those who come to Him says,
I will come again and receive you to Myself.
John 14:3
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He that overcomes will sit with Me on My throne.
Revelation 3:21
Come to me, all you that labor 
and are loaded down. 
I will give you rest. 
Join with Me and learn of Me 
for I am humble and low in heart, 
and you will find rest for your souls. 
What I require is easy and light.
Matthew 11:28-30
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Easy and Light
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