Unfailing Love

Can you believe that God first sought us out? That we love him because he first loved us? My love for God is not of my own doing, but out a responsibility to love the One that loved me enough to die for me.

At prayer tonight, I came across Psalm 33:5 which says "The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is filled with his unfailing love." God stays the same, no matter what. He is constant and unchanging, and his love never fails. As humans, we sin and fail all the time. We let down the ones we love and hurt them. I've hurt people. I've let them down. I've turned my back on God and refused the good things that he had for me out of selfish ambition and selfish desires. And yet, he still loves me. He fills the earth with his unfailing love.

And so because of his unfailing love, he sent his Son to die for us. He sent him to teach us and to save us. We are called to follow him, because he is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. And so we are called to emulate him.

Once upon a time when I played soccer, (like when I was twelve) my coach told us that he set the bar so high for us not because he wanted us to reach his extremely high expectations for us, but because when we tried to reach for his expectations, we exeeded our own. This is like what Christ does for us. Christ being perfect in every way, we can never meet his standard. We are a fallen people. But when we adhere to his laws and seek after him wholeheartedly, we give ourselves a higher standard than we could have ever thought of on our own.

So, I was also encouraged today to read 2 Timothy 2:23-24. "Don't have anything to do with foolish or stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. and the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."

We must strive to not hurt those around us by stupid or foolish arguments and petty fights. They only tear each other down. Jesus had the most humble spirit ever, and even though he was right, he never fought with others. He only spoke the truth, and let them decide whether or not to follow him. This is what he does for us as well. His word, the Bible, is truth, and we must accept our responsibility to turn to the one that has sought us out first.

Adios con amor,

Sought Out Surrender