As I go through this time of dealing with cancer, many things have changed. Just the other day I was thinking about my children and found myself crying and if you ask my wife, she can tell you I am not a crier. But why was I crying? Well for one I was thinking about my love for my children. But when was the last time I cried after thinking about God’s love for me? Just how do we describe God’s love?
Let’s look at some of the qualities of God’s love. First God’s love for us came before anything else, “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—” Ephesians 1:4-5 NIV Before God even created the world, He loved us. Now think about that for a second. God’s love for us came before we were even created, before even single person was alive – God loved us. Furthermore, His love will last forever. As humans so often our love comes and goes, it grows and then fades away, but God’s love will never change or come to an end. So, rest assured that unlike us God’s love for you will never end. See Psalms 136 and “Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!” 1 Corinthians 13:8 NLT Love is also the greatest of all things. When you think of its emotions and gifts you consider all the things God has done, i.e. created the world. The greatest of these things is love. God is a God of love and more than just that He is love, God defines what true love is. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV.
God’s love must be more than informing the mind; it must stir the heart with emotion. Before the beginning, He loved us without beginning, from time eternal and He will continue to love us forever without end. God’s love has no beginning and no end, from eternity past until eternity future. May I continue to learn the immensity of Your truth, hear your loving voice and find your splendor each second and moment in my life…Father thank you for you love.
Anchor In The Storm 