Day
4
God’s Love for Us
Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are week but He is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me the Bible tells me so
We sometimes overlook the truth
of this simple children’s song. Jesus loves us.
A child,
when they sense a danger, will run to their mother or dad for protection. They feel safe in their arms. We too need to understand that God loves us
unconditionally. We can trust Him in good times and times of trouble. Romans 5:10 explains, God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
It is difficult for us to
understand true unconditional love because we have nothing on earth to describe
it. We use words like unchanging,
sacrificial, impartial, unselfish, sincere, unconditional but I do not think we
even come close to describing the true love God has for us.
In The Knowledge of the Holy, A W. Tozer writes. “The love of God is one of the greatest
realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world
rests. But it is a personal intimate
thing, too. God does not love populations,
He loves people. He loves not the
masses, but men. He loves us all with a
mighty love that has no beginning and can have no end.
It is essential that we
understand God’s great love for us. 1
John 4: 18-19 says; there is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because
fear has to do with punishment. The one
who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.
As long as we live in this world,
we will be subject to trials of one kind or another. We can live without fear, if we understand
that God loves us and wants what is ultimately best for us.
Do you sometimes find it hard to really
believe that God loves you? Why is that?
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How might life be different for you if you
really believed and lived secure in God’s love?
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Prayer: Reflecting specifically on this
devotional, write out a prayer to God.
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