LOVE'S PRIORITY

Some of us are so amazed at God’s power and might, we forget His other side. God is indeed strong and just, but He also loves us with a love so great we can’t comprehend it. We receive this love and acceptance not from anything we did, but from accepting Jesus Christ and making Him Lord of our lives. God loves all creatures great and small, and we are by no means the least.


Although He made the earth, the sky, the universe and all creation, He never forgets us, His beloved children (Psalm 8:3-8, NIV). Sometimes as Christians we let religion get in the way of this beautiful relationship with the Father, and we make the mistake of thinking God doesn’t love us. But the truth is that He wants to bless and not curse us (Proverbs 26:2, AMP).

He’s not an angry, vengeful God. In the Old Testament, His children were under the Law, and they operated under curses. But we’ve been redeemed from the Law, and we can operate under blessings. His priority is loving us, and curses can’t attach themselves to His loved ones.

If you’ve ever been bird watching, you’ll notice how carefree they seem as they fly back and forth. When you see the beautiful flowers in the springtime, you may be reminded of God’s beauty when you admire their colors and smell their sweet fragrance. If God loves and takes care of something seemingly as insignificant as the birds of the air and the flowers of the field, so much more so will He take care of us (Luke 12:24-27, NIV).

To be continued.