Enduring Love

-

"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."  Psalm 106:1



Psalm 106 describes the "mighty acts" that God performed for His people, and the long history of their rebellion against Him. The Psalm reminds us that Israel "made a calf and worshiped an idol," "exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull," and "forgot the God who saved them." And yet, God never stopped loving them. Amazing, isn't it? Our heavenly Father's love "endures forever."

We live in a "what have you done for me lately" world. Our interaction with most people is conditional. For you, this conditional acceptance may have started when you were a child. You may have had a mother or father who demonstrated their love only when you performed. They expressed great pride over "A's" and "touchdowns" and "homeruns" and "first chairs" and "lead roles." But you felt their disappointments over "B's or C's" or "fumbles" or "strikeouts" or "mediocre performances" or when you were simply a member of the "supporting cast." But the love of the heavenly Father is different. His love endures forever. And since it is a perfect love, it is always expressed in a perfect unconditional way.

Think about it. When we trust in God and become a child of God, there is nothing we can do to make God love us more. And there is nothing we can do to make God love us less. God's love for us doesn't waver. He will love us as much tomorrow as He does today. That does not give us a pass to sin; rather, it motivates us to obey such a good and loving God.

Thank You, Father, for Your enduring love. Thank You for taking away my worries that You might withdraw Your love based on my performance. Thank You for Your perfect, unconditional, lasting love that is mine through Jesus. In His name I pray. Amen.

Ron Moore

Comments

Post a Comment

Enjoy Your Life

Popular posts from this blog

The Bread Of Life

-
Image
Tidak seorangpun yang tidak mengenal salah satu kota suci di dunia, yang berada dalam zona teritorial Palestina, yaitu sebuah kota bernama Bethlehem. Dalam bahasa Ibrani בֵּית לֶחֶם‎ Bēṯ Leḥem yang memiliki arti "Rumah Roti" dan dalam bahasa Arab   بيت لحم‎ Bēt Laḥm atau Bayt Lahm, yang memiliki arti "Rumah Daging", keduanya dapat dikatakan memiliki arti atau makna yang serupa yaitu memiliki arti kata kelimpahan berkat atau rumah yang diberkati.
Continue Reading »

The abundance of blessing

-
Image
" John 10:10 New King James Version (NKJV) 10  The thief does not come except to steal,  and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life,  and that they may have  it  more abundantly."       When we talk about the abundance of blessings, most people assume that because talking about it is closely related to the problem of sheer material, but fundamentally the Lord speaks of the abundance of blessing, not only of material things, but also talk about the abundance of blessings in a perfect way. 
Continue Reading »

How Great Is Our God

-
Image
"Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang takut kepada Tuhannya di saat mereka tidak tampak di hadapan yang lainnya, mereka akan memperoleh ampunan dan pahala yang besar. Dan rahasiakanlah perkataanmu atau lahirkanlah; sesungguhnya Dia Maha Mengetahui segala isi hati. Apakah Allah Yang menciptakan itu tidak mengetahui (yang kamu lahirkan atau rahasiakan); dan Dia Maha Halus lagi Maha Mengetahui? Dialah Yang menjadikan bumi itu mudah bagi kamu, maka berjalanlah di segala penjurunya dan makanlah sebahagian dari rezki-Nya. Dan hanya kepada-Nya-lah kamu (kembali setelah) dibangkitkan ." (QS. Al Mulk: 12-15) “Takutlah akan Allah dan muliakanlah Dia, karena telah tiba saat penghakiman-Nya, dan sembahlah Dia yang telah menjadikan langit dan bumi dan laut dan semua mata air” (Wahyu 14:7)
Continue Reading »