TODAY'S RHEMA 1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
"If the whole tree becomes a pen; if the oceans become ink; if the horizon is paper; it will not be enough to contain your love oh God." Here is a fragment of Jonathan Prawira's "Your Love's the Greatest" which depicts how great God's love that can not be measured by anything is.
If we take the time to reflect on it, we too will realize, from the very beginning of the creation of the universe with all its contents, God has shown His love for man. One proof of His love is that when He created man, He placed them in the Garden of Eden. The best and most beautiful place on earth. Not only that, God had even created all human needs before the man himself was created. Another proof of God's love is that He was willing to come down to earth to save fallen human race. In this case, God again expressed His love for man, even though we are full of shortcomings and mistakes.
If we know so much about God's love, why do we still often feel God does not love us? That's because we still possess the mindset that we need to work to get God's love. In fact, if we really know God, we should know that before we learned to love God, He already loves us first. It is absolutely true that there is nothing we need to do to make God love us because God already loves us. Regardless of what we do or don't do, we can not increase or decrease His love for us. Henceforth, walk in the awareness that God has already loved us first, so we can taste and see how beautiful God's love for us is. When we can taste and see God's love properly, we too will develop spiritual hunger that makes us addicted to His love.
REFLECTION Saudara Terkasih, To taste and see how beautiful the love of God is, you must be aware that God has already loved you first.
APPLICATIONS 1. How desirous are you to taste and see the beauty of God's love? 2. Are you aware that God loved you first? 3. What commitments will you make to continue experiencing the beauty of God's love?
TODAY'S PRAYER "My good Father in heaven, thank you for loving us first. Help me to live in this awareness of your love so I can continue to experience the beauty of your love. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen."
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