John 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
Have you ever questioned God’s love for you?
Have you ever doubted that God could love any of us?
I have. You see, I’m a thinker. I have a personality type that makes me a logical person. I like to reason things out and try to understand everything.
And to be honest, sometimes I have thought long and hard about whether God really loves us as much as so many people tell us that He does. You know, unconditionally.
I mean, the vast majority of us are really quite unlovable once we get past our church faces and our public facades. And I don’t say that to be rude or accusing. It’s just the way it is with so many of us.
We can have bad habits. We can think bad thoughts. We can do bad things to each other. We can just be downright mean sometimes. And we do this while trying to convince everyone how nice we are or how godly we are.
So I’ve asked God about it, on many different occasions. One of those occasions was this past weekend while I was out fishing.
And it isn’t some deep question. I just asked Him if He really does love us unconditionally. And He answered me rather quickly. YES.
He does love us unconditionally. And the proof is in the fact that He sent His son to die for us, even while we were (and are still) vial sinners.
Romans 5:8 (NKJV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
So if you’re a logical thinker like me, rest your weary, inquisitive, logical mind and know that you are, in fact, loved by the Creator, very, very much!
And here’s one more little tidbit for you to start the week off with. Being a logical thinker doesn’t mean that I have to have answers for all of my questions. It just means that I have to have bigger faith in an awesome God 🙂
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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