THE POWER OF GOD’S LOVE.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, an soul, and with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.

Deuteronomy 6:5-6

Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely…He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful or broken.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

     David the King of Israel had an extraordinary and passionate relationship with God. He was a chaser of God…he pursued after God relentlessly and unapologetically; God called him a man after His own heart. Yet he too had moments of doubt and weariness. He went through oppression and seasons that were so heavy and painful, they were designed to take him out.

     In such circumstances David cried out to God and spoke of his pain, doubt and passionate pursuit-Psalm 119:123-129.

     What can we learn from David’s life in the scripture mentioned above?

(i)                  Though we pursue after Him and are desirous to know His heart, we will go through testing-verse 124.

(ii)                When in pain our service may be affected to the point we are tempted to follow after other gods-verse 125.

     We must all ask ourselves when in times of testing come into our lives whether we truly know what we are supposed to do. This is because doubt will assail us; it is normal and a reality in the salvation walk.

   Even in his pain and despair David’s words teach us these following truths:

(i)                  God’s Word is true. His testimonies are sure. We must desire to know Him and discern/ be familiar with His testimonies-verse 125.

(ii)                Wherever we are, whatever our circumstances, God must be seen through us-verse 126.

(iii)               God’s love is perfect. Its unconditional-verse 127.

(iv)             A life full of thanksgiving is the truest and surest way of living-verses 128 & 129.

    ** To truly love others, I must have His love. Human love is limited, conditional and truly not enough. We cannot love God like we love other human beings; we can only love God as He deserves to be loved.

    Our duty is to love Him unconditionally. To love Him truly. To love Him passionately. When we do the above we will like David, desire God’s character and have a character of thanksgiving. We will truly have His nature.

Have a lovely week.

                                              Pastor.