check out 1 john 4:7-11
all the examples (here and here) i've given of love being shown in my life have come from one thing--
God loves me.
isn't that an amazing thing?
the God of the Universe loves me.
i am a sinner, saved by grace.
God pours out His love, totally undeserved on my part.
it doesn't matter what i've done or what i haven't done.
He doesn't care that i've messed up.
He loves me anyways,
enough to choose me,
to adopt me,
to save me.
His love is a gift, sent to us in the form of
a baby who grew up to be crucified.
as a gift, it has been freely given.
i can't do anything good enough to earn it, and i can't do anything bad enough that He's going to take it back.
and guess what?
i was created to love Him.
you know what's an even more awesome thing to me?
God is love.
so, you know that description of love paul gave us in 1 corinthians 13?
that description we always point out to other people--after all, they are always the ones who need to work on it, right?--and that we always hear at weddings?
--that is a description of God.
so, i'm going to take a few liberties with part of those verses and show them in a little different light than usual (at least for me).
"God always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres.
God never fails."
(verses 7 & 8a)
God is love, and He wants us to know Him.
He loves us.
He wants us.
always.
isn't that pretty amazing?
all the examples (here and here) i've given of love being shown in my life have come from one thing--
God loves me.
isn't that an amazing thing?
the God of the Universe loves me.
i am a sinner, saved by grace.
God pours out His love, totally undeserved on my part.
it doesn't matter what i've done or what i haven't done.
He doesn't care that i've messed up.
He loves me anyways,
enough to choose me,to adopt me,
to save me.
His love is a gift, sent to us in the form of
a baby who grew up to be crucified.
as a gift, it has been freely given.
i can't do anything good enough to earn it, and i can't do anything bad enough that He's going to take it back.
and guess what?
i was created to love Him.
you know what's an even more awesome thing to me?
God is love.
so, you know that description of love paul gave us in 1 corinthians 13?
that description we always point out to other people--after all, they are always the ones who need to work on it, right?--and that we always hear at weddings?
--that is a description of God.
so, i'm going to take a few liberties with part of those verses and show them in a little different light than usual (at least for me).
"God always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres.
God never fails."
(verses 7 & 8a)
God is love, and He wants us to know Him.
He loves us.
He wants us.
always.
isn't that pretty amazing?
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