Good Morning
All!!
1 John 4: 7-9; “Beloved, let us love one another, for
love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Anyone who does not love does not know God,
because God is love. In this the love
of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world,
so that we might live through him”
In the late 60’s, there was a song by Judy
Collins entitled “Both Sides Now.” This
is a ballad about a person growing up and how at first you see everything
through rose colored glasses, but as you get older; you see things a little
more clearly. There is a portion of the
song that is rather poignant and very telling.
“I've looked at love from both sides now from
give and take, and still somehow.
It's love's illusions I recall I really don't
know love at all.”
This is really a very accurate description
of the relationship that we have with God.
It is also why we struggle sometimes.
We really have not looked at love from God’s side. We have always looked at love from our
sides. We see love as conditional. We all have a point where we would say to
another person; “I can’t love you anymore.”
It might take a whole lot but we all have that point. We tend to think that since we are this way
then God must be the same way.
We really need to look at love from God’s
side. The apostle John tells us all
about the love of God; it was made manifest in Jesus. God sent his only Son into the world to die,
to die a horrific death, for people who do not deserve this kind of love. This love is beyond our understanding. Even though we don’t understand or comprehend
it, we have it. This is what is so great
about God’s love for you; you don’t have to understand it; you only need to
enjoy it. Take it to heart with the
faith that God gives to you. You are
truly loved by God; there are no strings, no conditions, absolutely no need to
earn it. God loves you beyond anything
you can ever imagine.
It is hard for our limited ability; but
God’s love for us is beyond anything and everything that we can ever
comprehend. This world and the devil
like to try and make it an illusion that God’s love depends on how well you
behave. But God’s love is real and for
you. There is no earning this love but
this love will sustain us and carry us and comfort us in all needs and
trials. God is love; this is His
nature. His desire is to show His
wondrous love to us. Enjoy it as His
gift to you.
Dearest
Father, your love for us is beyond our understanding. Give us the faith to trust what we do not
know or understand. Help us to rely in
this love and give us the courage to respond to others with this same
love. Teach us to always rest in your
loving arms. Keep us free from the devil’s
lies. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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