I John 3:1a, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:”
Perhaps the biggest question we face in live is -“Why does God love me?”
The idea of God’s love is so far above my human reasoning that I truly cannot understand it.
Why God loves me is unanswerable, but, the fact that He does love me is simple to answer. I know that He loves me because the Bible tells me so!
There are many verses that clearly state that He loves us. For example:
- John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
- Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- Romans 8:38,39, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
We need to grasp the truth that this wonderful, all powerful God loves us. When we accepted Jesus as our Saviour, we were born into His family, (John 1:12). We are now His sons and daughters and He is our heavenly Father, (I John 3:1). He loves us as a Father and He is always there for us as we walk through this uncertain life. He desires to fellowship with us. He desires to lead us. He desires to be an active, vital part of our everyday living. (Isaiah 41:10) He also will discipline us when we go astray, (Hebrews 12:11).
It is true that I cannot understand this unconditional love, but I do accept it and I do thank God over and over again every day that He offers this love to me. The purpose of today’s blog is to bring into focus this amazing truth. God is no respecter of persons – He loves us all equally.
So why is it that God uses some people more than others? It isn’t because He loves them more. It is simply because they are more willing to submit to His leading in their life. They step out in faith and trust that God will give them the strength to do the work that He has called them to do. They are doers and not hearers only! (James 1:22)
My prayer is that we would all embrace the truth that God loves us – it would change our lives forever!
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