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The height of His love reaches heaven where he intercedes daily; "Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them." [Hebrews 7:25]. Christ is in heaven making petition for us; he can get no higher. He is the ultimate authority and help "For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted" [Heb 2:18]. Further: "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy," [Jude 24].

Michael

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There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.

There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.

For the love of God is broader
than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
is most wonderfully kind.

But we make His love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify His strictness
With a zeal He will not own.

Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Saviour who would have us
Come and gather at His feet?

[F.W Faber]