Reading I Corinthians 13 this morning put me in a great mood....still going 3 hours later! :)
When I read the part about "Love is...." (verses 4-8), my Father reminded me that this love described in these few verses is not simply the love He is telling me to have for others. This love is His love for me, for us. That is where love started...with Him...given to us...demonstrated in creation, history, and especially in Jesus Christ, our Savior and His Son, and today in the blessing of life itself.
He is patient, kind, not boastful or arrogant, doesn't think evil of us, and His love never fails. My love for Him and other varies, blows in the wind, rises and falls, but He loves me all the time. His thoughts about me (about you) are without number. My Daddy (Abba, Father) actually likes me. The great God of the universe knows my name, prepares a place for me to be with Him forever, promises to always be with me and never let me out of His sight.
I don't know what that does to your heart, but in the uncertainly of circumstances and at this point on the time-line of history, knowing Jesus Christ as my Savior and Friend, means that His life, death, and resurrection have purchased for me new life, eternal life, abundant life, and peace that defies logic.
We are at one of the most vulnerable, potentially frightening times in my life. In the middle of it all, my Jesus gives me life and breath and everything else I need. Why would I not love Him back! I will and then one day step into eternity to see Him as He really is. As a friend told me recently, "when I get to heaven, I think I will just follow Jesus around and not let Him out of my sight.". Great idea! See you there?
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