Love, Love, Love ~ CD Swanson
His banner over me was love.
(Song of Solomon 2:4) God is love, and His love cannot be described as we understand love, for His capacity to love us supersedes our ability to love Him. It is beyond our basic understanding, in this realm, to grasp, or comprehend His love. His quality of love differs tremendously from our own.
Many believe that we do not deserve His love…which in actuality, we probably don’t. However, God died for us, while we were sinners, and in so doing, revealed just how prolific His love is for us. There is no need to ponder, just how much He loves us, and He will always love us, as the Bible promises He will.
Love, by definition, is a commitment to the peace, joy, security, satisfaction, and development of another person and His well-being; which is to say placing that person in front of our own needs and putting that individual first.
God’s love is not based on emotions, like regular love…His love flows out of His changeless character. God is love, the Bible tells us so. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (John 4:8)
It is impossible for Him to do anything outside of His nature, and thus, His love will remain certain and dependable…forever. And, that is what He is, by definition–a sovereign, omnipotent, prolific, and
dependable God, of which His love we can be certain. His love and mercy will endure forever.
God’s love is our gift, our priceless and totally immeasurable gift. God offers it to us freely, willingly, lovingly…independently of our feelings; whether we think we deserve His love or not. It is separate and distinct from our feelings towards Him. His love is open, pure, and overwhelming. His love is indeed a gift, and it is good. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is not variation or shadow of turning. (James 1:17)
“Thank You Father for loving us all, in Jesus name, Amen.”
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