God’s Love For You
“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” 1 John 4:18
Eventhough we are naturally drawn to people who love us, yet we often find it difficult to go to God in prayer because we do not really understand His love for us!
Paul prayed that the Ephesian church would ‘be able to understand how wide, long, high and deep His love is.’ Ephesians 3:18
God’s love is multi-dimensional, going to the ends of the universe and back, above and beyond all that we deserve. The truth is, God couldn’t love you more than He already does.
To better understand what His love is like, just look at the cross. He sent His only begotten Son – Jesus to the cross. It was agonising and excruciating, and it was all because of you.
You didn’t do anything to deserve the love. Also, ‘Nothing in all creation can separate us from God’s love.’ Romans 8:39.
Once you accept that, you can acknowledge your weaknesses, seek God’s help, grow strong, and use the talents He has given you.
When you believe God loves you based on who you are in Christ, you have the ultimate self-esteem, born of God’s esteem for you. And since His is the only ‘perfect love’, it removes your ‘fears’.
So, there is no need to fear. ‘His perfect love for us eliminates all fear! If we are afraid, it only shows that we are not fully convinced that He really loves us.’ 1 John 4:18.
Ask God today for a fresh revelation of His love for you, bearing in mind that what He loves, He prizes, protects, and provides for.