FORGET NOT 8

 

FORGET NOT 8

Psalm 103:15-18

God loves us eternally. His love for us never changes. He loves us and will love us forever. His love for us compelled Him to die for our sins. His love for us compelled Him invite us into a relationship with Him. His love is what keeps His children safe and brings them into heaven.

There is not a moment in time that God does not know who, what, and where we are. He knows about our struggles. He knows about our fears and doubts. He knows about our everything that we experience in life. And, He is always ready, willing, and able to help us through our struggles.

His love for us does not depend on us. There is nothing we can do to earn His love. There is nothing that we can do to stop Him from loving us. Now, we can spurn His love and keep Him at a distance from us. The Lord will not stay close to anyone who does not want Him close. Yet, no matter how we may distance ourselves from Him, the Lord loves us and will continue to try and instill a desire in us for Him.

Our love for God is evidenced in our obedience to Him. If we love Him, we will have no problem with listening to what He has to say and then obeying Him. When we obey Him, we are blessed by God. God wants to bless us. He wants good things for us. He wants us to have hearts full of peace, joy, and love. He wants what is best for us. He wants us to experience abundant living in Christ.

The only thing that keeps us from enjoying the blessings of God is ourselves. We are often too proud and stubborn to let go of what keeps us from being blessed by God. We aren’t as carefully about staying pure before God as we should be. We make excuses for our sins. We fail to confess our sins to the Lord and seek forgiveness as we should. We pursue earthly gain instead of heavenly gain.

Have you had a love bath lately? Are you living in the love of Jesus? Are you loving Him back? Never forget; love takes two to make it work. Jesus loves you, but you must love Him back in order for you to have a relationship with Him. Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, and soul, and you will be blessed. Love Him, and you will naturally love others and yourself.