Have you ever wondered why God loves us so much? Why He loves us unconditionally? We can’t fathom the love of our Father. His love is so complex our human mind cannot begin to understand the depth of God’s love for His children. Many of us have experienced the love for a spouse or child, but even this love doesn’t compare to God’s love. In Christianity, we use the word agape to describe the highest form of love, God’s love. It is merciful, never ending, unconditional, and unfathomable. An example of God’s love is through the redemption of Paul on the road to Demascus. Paul, who at the time was Saul, had been persecuting Christians. He did not believe in God and he sought out to condemn and punish those that did. God met Paul on his road to destruction and saved him. Paul became an apostle of Christ. Yes, a cruel and vile man became a child of God. This once violent man is the man God used to write most of the new testament! Paul tried to explain God’s love in Ephesians 3. He wrote, “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” We can experience the same abundant love if we believe and accept Christ as our Lord and Savior. Once we have Christ dwelling in our hearts through faith, we are grounded in the agape love of God. A love so strong and powerful! It knows no bounds! Amen!
Dear God,
Thank you for Your infinite love. That you would love me, a sinner, a lost and wandering soul. To give me hope and a future. To love me in the midst of all my failures. I will never understand the way You love me, but I am so thankful. Amen
