Good Morning All,
1 John 4:8; “Anyone who does
not love does not know God, because God is love.”
It is generally assumed that, when it comes to men and women, there is
a vast difference in the traits that each look for in a spouse. So it came somewhat as a surprise that of the
top twenty traits that we look for in a spouse, seventeen of them were the
same. Some were at different levels by a
line or two but otherwise, they were pretty much identical. Women listed their top three traits as warm,
reliable and fair while men listed reliable, warm and fair. The only differences were that women wanted
their men to be lenient, flexible, and generous while men wanted their
women to be even-tempered, creative, and practical. Beyond this we tend to look for similar
traits.
This really shouldn’t surprise us as most
studies show that, deep down, we want a spouse similar to us in our values,
dreams, beliefs and expectations. This
almost always is the way it goes.
Sometimes we think a couple is very different but when the core traits
are studied; they tend to be as similar as any other happy couple. We look for the right traits.
Yet what is the greatest trait that we see
in God. Some would say it is his power
and majesty; that the most important trait of God is his sovereignty. God is God and there is none other and that
is what matters. Some say that it is the
fact that God is eternal. He always was
and always will be. Some will claim that
this fact can give us comfort that God will always be so; nothing will ever
change. Some claim that it is God’s holy
righteousness that is the most important trait.
Everything will be “right” at some point in time.
Scriptures tells us a
different story. Scriptures so us that
the most important trait of God is love.
God is by nature a loving God. It
is this nature that moved God to send Jesus to be our Savior. It is his loving nature that causes God to
redeem us and not wipe us out and start over.
It is this loving nature that moves God to have compassion on us. It is the loving God who holds us close to
his heart and who leans his ear towards us.
It is God’s love that causes him to continually reach out to us as a
loving father calling us back into his holy family.
It is God’s loving nature that
moves him to send us his spirit of comfort when we are in need of his
comfort. It is God’s loving nature that
moves him to never abandon you.
Abandoning you may be the right thing to do, it may be the just thing to
do; but God does the loving thing and he redeems and saves you to be his
child. It is God’s loving nature that
moves him to let nothing separate you from his love.
Father of all love, you sent
Jesus to die for me. There is no greater
love. Guard me by your Spirit that I may
always remember your grace and mercy.
Move me to show this same type of love to those around me, especially
those who need it the most. Help me to
see that those who need it may not always return it. Bring all to the knowledge of your saving
Gospel. Give those who are hurting and
lost in their journey of life the comfort of your mercy. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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