Today's Daily Bread
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Love is the centerpiece of thriving relationships. Scripture makes
it clear that we need to be people who love—love God with all our
hearts, love our neighbor as ourselves, and love our enemies. But it’s
hard to love when we don’t feel loved. Neglected children, spouses who
feel ignored by their mates, and parents who are alienated from their
children all know the heartache of a life that lacks love.
So, for everyone who longs to be loved, welcome to the pleasure of
knowing that you are richly loved by God. Think of the profound impact
of His love that was poured out for you at the cross. Meditate on the
fact that if you’ve trusted in Him, His love covers your faults and
failures and that you are clothed with His spotless righteousness (Rom.
3:22-24). Revel in the fact that nothing can separate you from His love
(8:39). Embrace His loving provision of a future secured for you where
you will be eternally loved (John 3:16).
When John tells us that we “ought to love one another,” he calls us
the “beloved” (1 John 4:11; see also 3:1-2). Once you embrace how
wonderfully loved you are by God, it will be much easier to be the
loving person God calls you to be—even toward those who don’t show you
love.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small:
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all. —Watts
That were a present far too small:
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all. —Watts
Embracing God’s love for us is the key to loving others.
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