The Miracle of God's Love

Do you ever stop to marvel at God’s love?

With all the distractions in the world it is understandable—though a shame—when we neglect to take time every day to reflect on the miracle of God loving us. To think that the creator of the world hears us, knows the number of hairs on our head (Matthew 10:30), is truly astonishing. He sees the country-sized storms on Saturn, knows the density of every star in the heavens, and yet He bothers to call us by name and lead us through life's journey! We don’t seem to give Him enough credit these days. An almost blasphemous feeling that God somehow owes us has pervaded our social consciousness. But the simple truth is that God doesn’t owe us anything; we owe Him. If He should decide to forsake earth and go develop life forms on some unknown planet, He would not be acting outside His purview. But He has promised that He will never leave us nor forsake us.

And think on this: when you pray you sometimes feel that God is not only hearing you, but that He is focusing on you, personally. This is truly astonishing when you consider that at the very moment you are having an intimate moment with Him, God is also simultaneously communing with thousands of other people, in equally personal moments, while also judging the earth, and rewarding the just in heaven! That the creator of the universe should take note of me at all provides me with a glimpse of His miraculous love. And so when He chooses to chastise me, I should not be angry or downcast, but rejoice that my heavenly Father cares enough to lead me in the way I should go. This is why the apostles, when they were being persecuted or in prison, rejoiced, counting themselves blessed.

‘Be still and know that He is God’ (Psalm 46:10). Stand in awe of Him, for He is an awesome God!