God's love and our love..
Posted by Nie Cristal on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Under: love
Today's devotion: 1 John 4:7-21
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
When we claim that God is love and God's love is great, how great is that: have you ever wondered? Every time I read or learn about God's love, I just know it's great, and that's all. I never really spend time to ponder to what extent is that greatness.
When a stranger does something that could hurt your feelings, you get hurt and then that's it. The hurt is so short-term and forgettable.
Then comes someone whom you know to hurt you. You get hurt and then you may choose to forgive or not. And the hurt sometimes remains, but it is not quite a big deal.
Now, your trusted and loved ones hurt you, and eventually break the trust. What pain do you feel: you grieve? You cry out loud? You regret? You get angry? You get disappointed? You feel like taking revenge and hurt them back?
You know what God does every time we sin and hurt His feelings? God chooses to be patient, and be kind to us. God does not want to envy the worldly desires that draw us away from Him, He does not boast how much greater a joy that He can provide us than the worldly desires that we are running after. God is not proud of His greatness. God does not want to be rude to us, and He does not want to be self-seeking (selfish). He chooses not to get angry at us easily, and He is ready to delete our record of wrongs when we turn to Him to confess and repent truthfully. God does not delight in all the sinful deeds of ours but we put a smile on His face by our righteousness. God protects us at all times; we choose to walk the crooked and dangerous way on our own. God gives us His trusts at all times; we choose to break God's trust and God's heart again and again. God perseveres and bears our stubbornness and disobedience at all times; we choose to take God's mercy for granted as much as we can.
Recalling all our flaws and sins up to this point of our lives, shall we get to realize at least a little of God's greatness and His love now?
If you still want to know how great is God's love, breathe and you will know; see the beautiful nature around you and you will know; look at Jesus on the cross, look at how wide He stretched His hands to tell all of us,
"I love you this much.."
Choose for ourselves who we want to live for from now on: for ourselves or for God. God bless..
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
When we claim that God is love and God's love is great, how great is that: have you ever wondered? Every time I read or learn about God's love, I just know it's great, and that's all. I never really spend time to ponder to what extent is that greatness.
When a stranger does something that could hurt your feelings, you get hurt and then that's it. The hurt is so short-term and forgettable.
Then comes someone whom you know to hurt you. You get hurt and then you may choose to forgive or not. And the hurt sometimes remains, but it is not quite a big deal.
Now, your trusted and loved ones hurt you, and eventually break the trust. What pain do you feel: you grieve? You cry out loud? You regret? You get angry? You get disappointed? You feel like taking revenge and hurt them back?
You know what God does every time we sin and hurt His feelings? God chooses to be patient, and be kind to us. God does not want to envy the worldly desires that draw us away from Him, He does not boast how much greater a joy that He can provide us than the worldly desires that we are running after. God is not proud of His greatness. God does not want to be rude to us, and He does not want to be self-seeking (selfish). He chooses not to get angry at us easily, and He is ready to delete our record of wrongs when we turn to Him to confess and repent truthfully. God does not delight in all the sinful deeds of ours but we put a smile on His face by our righteousness. God protects us at all times; we choose to walk the crooked and dangerous way on our own. God gives us His trusts at all times; we choose to break God's trust and God's heart again and again. God perseveres and bears our stubbornness and disobedience at all times; we choose to take God's mercy for granted as much as we can.
Recalling all our flaws and sins up to this point of our lives, shall we get to realize at least a little of God's greatness and His love now?
If you still want to know how great is God's love, breathe and you will know; see the beautiful nature around you and you will know; look at Jesus on the cross, look at how wide He stretched His hands to tell all of us,
"I love you this much.."
Choose for ourselves who we want to live for from now on: for ourselves or for God. God bless..
In : love
