| November
9 Thanks for Enduring Love
"His love endures forever" is one of the most
common phrases in all of the Bible. It is
repeated in Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah, and
numerous Psalms and is a refrain for several of
them.
This makes God's enduring love an important
theme in the Bible. Our love is mostly
conditional. We love someone as long as
they love us back. We love something until
it falls out of fashion or becomes old and worn.
Even marriage vows that are meant to be
unconditional are quickly broken when a couple
can no longer get along with one another.
But God's love is enduring. It stands
the test of time. It does not fade when we
don't love the Lord like we should. There
are no strings attached that will cause God to
remove His favor from us. It is an
unconditional, enduring love.
The other great thing about enduring love is
that there is nothing we can do to cause God to
love us more. Jesus died for all sinners,
not just "good" ones. God loves us even
when we are being sinful.
This doesn't mean that our sin doesn't affect
our relationship with God, it definitely does.
But it means there is nothing that we can do that will
cause God to love us any less as far as
salvation is concerned. This is something
to be truly thankful for. |
