Love of God, Part 3

I John 4: 19, "We love Him, because He first loved us." (NKJV)

The past few blog posts have concentrated on a needed reminder concerning the Love of God.  It is possible (at least in my opinion) that we may become so comfortable with this principle that we take for granted the presence of God's Love in our daily lives.  I do not want to fall prey to that trap of satan.  I desire to recognize and appreciate the concept of God's Love being revealed and released in the daily affairs of my life.  Does not the scripture declare that "God is love"?  God is the One who has planned for His love to be spread among His children as they face the daunting task of daily living.  The old song declares "...I can not even walk without holding His hand..."  I truly believe that the modern day church needs to be reintroduced to the concept of God's love so that we can remember that we are to share that Love with a hurting world.  We are to share with others those blessings that God has shared with us; "...freely we have received, freely we give..."

A major portion of our relationship with Christ revolves around knowing Him in a deeper and greater manner.  This developing relationship with Christ allows us to discover how wide and long and high and deep is the Love of God for each of us.  Read Paul's reminder to the church in Rome; "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 created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39, NKJV).  The recognition and reception of the Love of God can be overwhelming at times.  The enemy of our soul seeks to make us feel unworthy and undeserving of God's marvelous and wonderful love.  But we must place our hope and confidence in the promises of the Word of God.  Each of us do not know what challenges that we may face before this day comes to an end.  But we can know that the Love of God will travel with us through the adventures of life; whether these are easy or difficult adventures.  We can rest in the promises of Romans 8 and realize that there is nothing that can keep God from loving us.  Christ is committed to loving us, are we committed to loving Christ in return?  We need to reciprocate that love on a daily basis and allow our relationship to develop into a deeper love relationship with our Savior and Redeemer. 

Take a moment today and reflect on the powerful reminder and promise found in Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrated His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (NKJV)  Praise God for His awesome LOVE!