1-16-19
Holy, Holy, Holy are you Lord. You are an awesome God, a mighty and powerful God that is my heavenly Father. My creator and the lover of my soul. You delight in me and love me more than I deserve to be loved but this is why you created me. Our first main purpose is to love you and be loved by you. You, Lord have created me to be in a relationship with you. Out of the love you have for me comes the ability to love others. “We love because you first loved us.” 1 John 4:19. When Jesus was asked, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39.
Love changes everything. God created us with the core desire to want to be loved and to show love. Unfortunately, we do it imperfectly because we are flawed but God loves us perfectly and unconditionally. He loves us no matter how what we do or say. 1 Corinthians 13 explains how perfectly God loves.
Lord, thank you for loving us when we are unlovable and even when we aren’t loving you. Thank you for first loving us and never stopping. Thank you, Lord for loving even when we are angry at you and others. You still love us when we are confused and doubt everything even you. Thank you for being unshakable, faithful and trustworthy even when we are not. Lord, wrap your loving arms around us today and show us your love. Help us to see something special that will let us know we are loved by you. Help us to love you more so that we can love others more too! Amen