Rejoice in the Truth of God's Lavish Love -- Brief Audio Podcast

God Loves Us In Spite of Our Weakness

God never discovers anything new about us.  Every single detail about who we are is known to God and, frankly, it was all completely known by Him before we were born.  This is why we can never do anything that would cause Him to change His mind about us.  He loved us before we were born, knowing full well what we would do and who we would be.  And, according to the Bible, nothing will ever stop His love for us. (See Rom.8:38&39)

This doesn’t mean that everything we do is good, proper, healthy, admirable or right, it just means that God continues to extend His extraordinary love to us in spite of our weakness.  Understanding this deeply moving truth should motivate us to love Him in return.

God Loves Me No Matter What The Outcome

Some lessons I've recently learned.
Romans 8:38-39

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We're Never Separated From God's Love

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39. Isn’t it nice to know that nothing will ever separate us from God’s love?

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Is This A Real Commitment To Love?

When I was in 8^th grade there was a girl who was madly in love with me.  It’s hard to blame her, after all, you should have seen my haircut.  I knew that her commitment to love me was absolute and total when I saw that she had drawn a heart on her hand and written my name inside the heart along with the word “forever”.  Hey, “forever” is definitely a commitment!  Right?

We began officially dating on a Wednesday and a day and a half later, on Friday, she told me she couldn’t go out with me anymore.

I said, “But technically speaking, we haven’t actually gone out anywhere, yet.”

She said, “I know.  It’s better this way.”

I’m still not sure what that means but I’m fairly certain it’s not a compliment.

There’s a genuine commitment that is a significant aspect of really loving someone.  When we love the way God calls us to love, the standard of commitment is high.  In fact, it looks like the commitment that is described in Romans 8:38&39, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

That’s a commitment to love.

That Friday afternoon, back in 8^th grace, I looked at my former girlfriend’s hand and the heart, along with my name, was washed off.  Ouch!

It’s nice to know that God still loves me.