“For the Love of God”

 Psalm 91:14-15

The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love Me.  I will protect those

who trust in My Name.  When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be

with them in trouble.  I will rescue them and honor them.”  (NLT)

     Even though the Almighty God commands us to love Him above all else and to obey His Law, He does not force us to.  But because He created man with a free will, we do not always love and obey Him as we should, instead, we tend to love ourselves more and do whatever we feel like doing.  It is only by knowing who God is and who we are not, that we grow to love, honor and obey Him.   It is crucial that we personally know the Lord God if we are to learn what He expects and why we need to obey and follow His Way.  I have learned (often the hard way) that whether we love and obey God or not, He loves us.  God's love is not dependent on what we do or don’t do, say or don’t say, and even when we are unfaithful to Him time and time again, He remains faithful to us.  God’s Holy character never changes.  Though we make Him unhappy and angry at times, He knows and understands our fallen nature, yet He loves us in spite of that dilemma.  We can cause Him great joy, but that doesn't make Him love us any more than He already does.  We can mess up big time and sadden His heart deeply, but that doesn't cause Him to love us any less. 

     The Almighty God loves you, my friend, just has you are, broken, sinful, and hard headed.  Most people don't want to know God or His Way, because it would ruin their fun.  But the children of God want to know their Creator and choose to follow Him rather than this wicked world, and so He gives them the power and wisdom to overcome the ways of this fallen world that are forged in darkness. The devil wants you to believe that God is too high up to care, too angry to love, and too strict to obey.  But the Living God is love and proved it by coming to us so He could shed His blood upon the earth to cleanse our sins.  Jesus Christ is our Saving God, Protector, and Sovereign King.  His love never ceases no matter how far you may have strayed from Him.  God knows you are sin flawed and in need of His mercy and grace, so He has provided a second chance for you to slip on His robe of righteousness that hides your sin condition.  Embrace His love.  Embrace your Savior!

                                      A Whisper of Hope

My love for you, dear child…does not depend on you.  Your life will always be filled with mistakes and regrets, with doubts and fear, and with failure after failure, but I will always love you perfectly.

Romans 8:38-39

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us

from His love.  Death can’t, and life can’t.  The angels can’t,

and the demons can’t.  Our fears for today, our worries about

tomorrow, and even the powers of Hell can’t keep God’s love away.  (NLT)

                            

        As we live in God, our love grows more perfect.