The Love of Our Father
February 4 -5
The Love of Our Father
That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love. Ephesians 3:17
Over and over in His Word, God makes it so clear that He loves us. But do you know this for yourself? Have you experienced the Father’s love? It is one thing to read about it, and another to know it deep within your spirit that God loves you.
If you consider all creation, you will see that God’s detailed and beautiful work on even the smallest of things shows that God pays attention. Even in the tiniest of a human cell. There is no creation that is worthless. There are no useless creations. There is no creation that is created only for vanity, even more so humans for whom Jesus was even willing to sacrifice His life.
Here is a New Testament reminder:
While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. Now it is an extraordinary thing for one to willingly give his life even for an upright man, though perhaps for a good man [one who is noble and selfless and worthy] someone might even dare to die. But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5: 6-8 AMP)
God’s love for us isn’t based on reasons that comes from within us. God’s love for us comes from God himself. So, the reason why God loves us is because He loves us!
Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, thank You so much for loving me. I truly am Your beloved son, and I belong to You. Help me never to forget that and to live my life secure in Your amazing love. Amen.