Loved

Reading: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whomsoever believeth in Him would not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

The passage is so well known, it sometimes seems like a cliche. God loves us. Do you know that? Let me say it again: You are loved by the God of the universe. All He asks in return is faith. Just belief in Him.

Most of us have a hard time accepting God's love. Love from a being so perfect, so all knowing, just seems so beyond understanding, let alone the fact that it feels so undeserved. How can God love a sinner like me? How can someone who fails so much be loved by someone who never fails? Ever ask these questions?

The love of God is something he gives freely. There is no way you can ever earn or deserve it. Being a depraved, sinful being, you are incapable of earning or deserving that kind of love. But you simply don't have to. Like so much of human love, God's love is a choice. He chooses to love you. Yes, you! And as a result, you never have to doubt his love is there. He has loved you since before you were formed, the Scriptures assure us, and He will love you forever.

How does it feel to be loved? Do you ever just stop, think about it and give Him thanks? Maybe you should. Freely loved by the one true God! What a gift you have? Isn't it time to acknowledge and appreciate it a bit?

Prayer: Lord God, thank you for your love, which is always with me. I know there is nothing I could ever do or say to deserve it. Thank you that I don't have to. Amen.