by Dona Hake
No love on this planet can be compared to the love of God. God’s love was toward us before we ever knew Him. He was extending His love toward us when even if our hearts were resisting or rejecting Him. I can remember when I thought I did not need God in my life. My excuse…well, plain and simple…I thought there were just too many hypocrites out there. The hypocrisy I saw as a teen made me have a very wrong idea of the Lord. Then the day came when I encountered some individuals that truly exhibited His love. They were real and they walked the talk, and they exhibited His unconditional love. They showed me that He loved me even though I did not yet love Him. He loved me even though I did not deserve His love and goodness. God knew exactly what I needed and I thank Him that He put those special people in my path to show me His love.
After living for Him for forty two years I can honestly say I cannot imagine life without Him. I thank God He loved me through people that He placed in my life, and I am ever so thankful for those that prayed for me when some gave up on me because I was so stubborn.
Romans 5:6-8 (PHILLIPS)
” And we can see that it was while we were powerless to help ourselves
that Christ died for sinful men. In human experience it is a rare thing
for one man to give his life for another, even if the latter be a good man,
though there have been a few who have had the courage to do it.
Yet the proof of God’s amazing love is this: that it was while we
were sinners that Christ died for us.”
I encourage you to think about His great love for you. God’s love for you is so precious and deep, and He wants to lavish you with it! The greatness of His love can be compared to none. It is so amazing and so great! God is good!