One is that love is a commitment, or a choice if you would prefer that. God ultimately chose to stick with the Israelites even when they failed on Him to show love back to Him by being faithful and not go to other God's. Also God is still choosing to stick with His believers today, even though we continuously screw up on a daily basis. It takes us humans a lot of effort to love those who hurt us deep, but yet God is willing to stick through the most painful things that you can throw at Him.
Two is that love is sacrificial, a willingness of self sacrifice. God displayed this through His son's death. He was willing to give up His perfect son to die at the hands of sinners. He even was unable to be near His son since Jesus was taking on the sins of the world when he was on the cross. To truly give up His son to the point of rejection because of all the sin. When was the last time we were willing to give up something dear t us for someone else? When was the last time you felt that you would be willing to sacrifice yourself for a loved one?
This rant is not meant to make anyone feel bad about their feelings. It is just to give people some food for thought.
The other thing that wracks my brain is that God knows all about us, to the very number of hairs we have on our head. Like that seems really creeper like at first, but when you stop to think about it, it really shows how much He really cares and loves us. And he still wants to get know more about us and our lives, even though He knows what happens down here. That is what real love is all about. That's what true love is all about.
totally man. Great post. Love is just so much more than we can ever imagine. Deep stuff.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with all that you've said. It never ceases to amaze me that though I mess up time after time after time after time again, God still loves me & desires to have a relationship with me.
ReplyDeleteThat, I believe, is the main reason why God is love.