"You've got to be kidding yourself. You really think He loves you-- or anyone else for that matter?"
Today, as I basked in the glory of God's goodness and truth, those words of deceit sprang up in my mind. They struck me and they stung with sudden discouragement.
But, in that moment, as the Spirit worked--- God's Truth reminded me otherwise.
He created us and upholds us. (Col. 1:15-17)
He, the Most High God, not only made himself nothing for us... But also DIED for us---a painful death at that. (Phil. 2:6-8)
He faithfully (and constantly) advocates for us before the Father. (1 John 2:1-2)
He cares enough to know the depths of our hearts and the details of our lives. (Ps. 139)
His Spirit gifts us and He constantly works in us.. (1 Cor. 7-11, Phil. 1:6)
He has chosen to live in fellowship with us for eternity. (Rev. 21:3-4)
God is either in love with us-- or something's not making sense. If these aren't evidences of love, then I don't know what they are. Apparently, He's crazy about us.
God loves us. In the light of the Scriptures, we can't begin to deny it. Rather, may we bet our whole lives on it! :)
Amen! That sneaking suspicion that God could never accept us is just another one of Satan's lies, that or we are lying to ourselves by basing our acceptance on ourselves. =) You are completely right about the points you made too. =)Just like that excerpt I took from Boy Meets Girl in my new fb note. =) If God loves us that much that he'd go through that, then there should be no hint of doubt. =) Hehe. I love it! Thanks for sharing Tyler!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this bro! Need to always remember this!
ReplyDeleteHe DOES love us! Good boy for posting this. I think I love you, until I'm confronted with the perfect love of God, and then I see how silly and selfish my love is. May we live by faith with God as our source for everything. :)
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