Endless Love
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever.”- 1Chronicles 16:34
The love of God is an infinite thing. 1 Corinthians 13 is the only detailed, concise definition of love that I am aware of throughout scripture. Wrapped up in that Chapter are all the attributes love is to exude. Without an example, how would we ever know what love is? The Bible tells us that God loved us before we even knew Him. How is that possible? It’s just like parents love an unborn baby in the mother’s womb before he or she is ever born. That’s because both parents created the baby through an act of love. God created man through an act of love as well. That is how He could love us before we ever knew Him.
God never gets tired; He never gets bored, never gets frazzled, never gets impatient, and never withdraws His love. He is our shining example of how life can be if we would only step out of ourselves and think of someone, anyone else besides ourselves. Face it, we are a selfish creation. Our natural proclivity is to think, say and do that which will benefit us the most. We tend to rush ahead of God at times, because the draw to be our own person and succeed can be overwhelming at times. If you’re honest with yourself, you know in your heart of hearts that it’s true.
So what is the solution? Praise God. Praise Him for who He is. Praise Him for the life you have. Thank Him for His patience with you. Ask Him to guide and direct you in the way you should go. Seek to be more like Christ. Strive to think, say and do everything with Christ in mind. It’s a challenge. Our current society seems to dictate another way, a way that lifts up man as a supreme being who needs help from no one. Society is wrong; man is frail and fault-filled, sinful by nature. God knows what He’s doing. He loves us with an enduring, steadfast, unconditional love that will never fail and never end. Rejoice in the fact that even though He knows all your faults and failings, He chooses to love you in spite of yourself, because you are His child. And nothing will ever change that. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlkeller
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