More Than Forever Why does a mother love her newborn? Because the baby is hers? Even more. Because the baby is her. Her blood. Her flesh. Her sinew and spine. Her hope. Her legacy. It bothers her not that the baby gives nothing. She knows a newborn is helpless, weak. She knows babies dont ask to come into this world. And God knows we didnt either. We are his idea. We are his. His face. His eyes. His hands. His touch. We are him. Look deeply into the face of every human being on earth, and you will see his likeness. Though some appear to be distant relatives, they are not. God has no cousins, only children. We are, incredibly, the body of Christ. And though we may not act like our Father, there is no greater truth than this: We are his. Unalterably. He loves us. Undyingly. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ (Rom. 8:38–39). Had God not said those words, I would be a fool to write them. But since he did, Im a fool not to believe them. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ ... but how difficult it is for some to embrace this truth. You think youve committed an act that places you outside his love. A treason. A betrayal. An aborted promise. You think he would love you more if you hadnt done it, right? You think he would love you more if you did more, right? You think if you were better his love would be deeper, right? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Gods love is not human. His love is not normal. His love sees your sin and loves you still. Does he approve of your error? No. Do you need to repent? Yes. But do you repent for his sake or yours? Yours. His ego needs no apology. His love needs no bolstering. And he could not love you more than he does right now. - Max Lucado
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:06:46 +0000
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