Embracing the Love of God by Rosemary Legrand
Sometimes, when it comes to relationships, love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but when it comes to our relationship with God, His love exceeds our wildest expectation, because from the time God created us He loved us with an unimaginable love. He loved us even though He didn’t have to.
Think about this, He loves us and it isn’t something He’s forced to do; rather He loves us because He chose us from the very foundation of the world to be His special people, that is, His bride.
The hymn, “The Love of God,” describes God’s love as “greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell.” It goes on to say that if the skies were a scroll, the oceans full of ink, and every stalk on earth a writing quill, we still couldn’t write of how much God loves us.
God loves us beyond anything we could ever imagine, and He longs for us to experience the fullness of His love. And if we want real love, ideal love, perfect love, it’s not going to be found in any other relationship outside of a relationship with God.
I would like to share some ideas and concepts about God’s love for us.
God Loves Us Just Because…
God’s love for us will never be over. God loves us and longs for us to experience that love moment by moment. Why “just because,” because we are His special treasures, and He desires to draw us into a deeper love relationship with Him. Therefore, He lures us away from those things that are not healthy or helpful, that compete for our affection.
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. (Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV)
Every minute of every day since we heard God’s call to come and meet with Him, He’s been pursuing a love relationship with us, seeking to draw us as close as a mother draws her child close to herself. He wants to be near to us, and for us near to Him. God loves us “just because,” which means that while His love defies logic, it still has reason.
First, God loves us just because it’s a part of His very nature. That is, God is love. And because of His love for us He tells us to love others.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God (1 John 4:7 NKJV).
In fact, God loved us so much He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us, to take our place and die the death we deserve.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
And so, God loves us, because God is love.
Second, God loves us because He created us in His image and according to His likeness, and while sin has destroyed some of that image and likeness, God still loves us because each of us has a unique value. In fact, God made us to have a relationship with Him.
God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness’ (Genesis 1:26 NKJV).
We’ve been made in God’s image and likeness, and so within our DNA lay the potential of having an intimate relationship with Him.
The Bible says God set His affection upon His people to love them, not because they were more numerous or greater than all the other people groups, but rather quite the opposite, He chose to love them. In Psalm 91:14 it says that God “set His love,” upon us, that is, God fastens His love to us, meaning that God’s love will hold onto us and won’t let go. The Bible says that nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:38-39).
I am a recipient of the Love of God. Many years ago, I suffered from a nervous breakdown. But the Love of God totally healed me. No matter what is going on in your life put your hope in him. If you do not know him and would love to experience his love. Today is a day to decide that you will turn your life to him and let him love on you.
Pray this simple prayer with me. “I believe Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he died and rose again from the dead. Lord Jesus. I accept you as the Lord and savior of my life.” You are now part of the family of God. Go to Him and let him Love you.
In Him
Rosemary Legrand