Good evening on this warm April day. Another record high temp with another planned for tomorrow. However, we'll just let tomorrow be whatever God sends our way. What makes me deserve God's love? For that matter, what makes you or anyone else deserve God's love. We don't have an answer to that, because not one of us is deserving of the love of God. Yet, all of us have it. In the Bible, we find that God is not willing that any should perish. That is a strong statement in light of many historical figures of an evil bent, but it is even stronger when we consider the sin in our own lives. At times, it may seem like we have found an example to hold up. God would surely love this person given their good deeds and right living. However, looking into the heart of that 'saint' God had Paul write that all have sinned and fallen short of God's standard. Not one deserves God's love, and we all live in His love. How is that possible?
If we think that God cannot love someone, then we don't know God very well. God loves whomever He chooses to love and His love is given to all. It is interesting that those who reject the Son demand that God love saying, "God is love; how can a loving God condemn anyone?" Those who believe in Jesus wonder how God can love any of us and marvel that He loved so much that He gave His Son in atonement for our sins. We do not have to wonder why God loves His human creations, but certainly the least we can do is love Him in return.
Bucky
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