It has been my life’s obsession, desire, and delight for quite some time to simply know the God of the universe more and to daily, rather moment-ly, strengthen my relationship with Him. And if all goes as planned, I will go to the grave with this mindset!
With that being said, in all my experiences and understanding of my God, I have found that the sounds of love, grace, and forgiveness ring the loudest in His nature. There is no denying this truth.
And that is the purpose of this blog: To reveal to all just how vast the scope of the love of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is. His Word is chock-full of wonderful examples and illustrations of how wide its reach, and how deep its effect.
It tells us, and I’m telling you, that during this time in history God is openly extending His loving grace to the entirety of mankind if we would only receive.
My hope is, upon grasping how captivating this love is, that you will allow your identity to be defined according to it. That’s right, I’m inviting you to no longer face the difficulties of building up your own identity, but instead be filled with and led by the most beautiful identity ever to make its way into existence. The person and embodiment of this identity is Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the proof and symbol of God’s love for us. Sent down from His throne in heaven, born of a virgin, to live among and lead the least of these. Destined and willing to, though He lived the only perfect life, give His life for us on a cross. And His abounding love is able to carry on in us, because three days later He rose again, defeating sin and death and all of its effects!
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16
I can’t imagine any greater evidence of God’s love for us, and come to think of it, I can’t fathom why we would ever doubt whether or not He loves us!
The Bible tells us that; “We love Him (and others), because He first loved us.” - 1 John 4:19
Therefore, God’s love is the driving force behind our relationship with Him. And if we’re doing it right, God’s love is also the driving force behind our relationship with others. So to be followers of Christ means our identities no longer rely on our performance when it comes to loving God and others. Instead, He provides our very essence of life and ability to do so.
"It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.” … “The more we get what we now call “ourselves” out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.” - C. S. Lewis
Glad to have you following me, and more importantly Jesus, The Great Lover, as we travel along the path of A Beloved One!
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