With All My HeartSample

Trust in the Love of God > Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? > For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:35, 38-39 (ESV) Though God is bigger than us, sovereign and wise, He is also a personal God. God’s nature is to give Himself away to others to bring about blessing and goodness to them. God’s very nature is love. It is His essence, even before the creation of the world. This is not a love predicated on our behavior or response to Him. It’s unconditional. It originates with His own decision to love. It was the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins. Christ died for us because God loves us. We are children of God now through faith in Christ’s finished work applied to us. And Scripture promises God will graciously give us all things. Won’t He provide and care for us in the minor things? Won’t He tend to the needs of His rescued children? Yes! In fact, nothing will separate us from the love of God in Christ. It is forever lavished on us. In Christ, with your sins forgiven and clothed in perfect righteousness, God is pleased with you. There is no need for earning approval. In Christ, you have the full approval of God. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more, and there is nothing you can do to make God love you less. And the One who loves you with this great incalculable love is the One who sovereignly and wisely created the purposes and plans for your life. You are not a statistic to God. You are not one face in a sea of faces to God. He knows every hair on your head, including its color and length, down to the fractions of an inch. He hears your internal whispers and cries. The more of the incomprehensible love that you comprehend, the more in awe and wonder you’ll stand. When you finally start to see it, it will change you, even if you are only seeing glimpses. Will you cling to His love for you in the midst of your troubles instead of letting fear and worry, bitterness and regret to rule your life? Do you really believe that God loves you? Why or why not? How does knowing God love you shift your perspective on the circumstances of your life? Think about God’s love and let yourself really feel it for a minute. Do you experience any changes in your life when you meditate on God’s love for you?