What a blessed relief to know that God completely loves me!
God knows my deepest desires, foolish decisions, crazy thoughts, struggles, and all my inadequacies. In facet, it’s amazing that even though God has all the “dirt” on me; He still loves me! If I knew all the “dirt” on the people I love—I’d struggle to love even the most beloved person in my life!
Why does God love us so unconditionally?
God loves us not—because of who we ARE, or who we AREN’T—but because of Who HE IS and HE NEVER CHANGES! He loved us when our spirit was dead and incapable of loving Him. The Bible says:
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”
Ephesians 2:4-5
God, by His love, bought our salvation. When we accept His gift, He makes our spirit alive so we can experience supernatural love. We belong to Him and—NOTHING can separate us from His love!
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
Dear God, how amazing!
When we are a child of God, nothing we do or don’t do, can separate us from His love. If we had a spouse or best friend who loved us like that, we would be a complete fool to ignore that person and not to live our life to do all we could to show our love and appreciation. Our appreciation to God is shown through our obedience to His commands. His commands are simple:
“Love God with all your heart soul and mind, and love others as you love yourself.”
Mark 12:30-31
Remember, God loves us NOT because of who we are, but because of Who He is; thus, to love like Him, we must become like Him!
God loves me—not because of who I am or what I accomplish—but because of who HE is and what HE accomplished.
