God's Unique Love
A relationship with God is like no other relationship you may have experienced. God has a unique kind of love for you. It is unconditional (not based upon meeting certain conditions). God loves you because He chooses to. Nothing can change that.
“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 this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us...” (1John 4:9,10).
He does not love you based upon your performance. There is nothing you can do to cause God to love you any more than He already does. And there is nothing that will cause God to love you any less. He loves you, even more than you love yourself.
In opening your life to Christ, you can experience total love and acceptance. That may be hard to understand if you've never felt totally loved and accepted by anyone. But it's true!
God says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3).
The knowledge that God loves you will keep you going when the next mile seems intolerably long:
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38,39).
Our faith rests in what God has revealed about Himself to us. He specifically wants us to believe and rely on His love for us:
“...the Lord delights in those who fear [reverence] him, who put their hope in his unfailing love” (Psalms 147:11).
“...the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.” (Psalms 33:18). Fear Him with your biggest love and respect. Because He is the supernatural creator and His love for you is unconditional.
King David, whom God referred to“as a man after my own heart” trusted God's love:“...I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God” (Psalms 59:16,17).
King David's sins were terrible, but God still loved him and favored him like a father.
Jesus describes the depth of His love for us, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:9-11).
He loves us no matter what—even when we disobey. But we will live in His love, enjoy His love, as we obey Him.
To grow in your understanding of God's love for you, take some time over the next few weeks and read (Psalms 103), (John15), and (1 John 4), and note all the ways that God's love is described (Acts 13:22).
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