The Wonder of It All

  By: Joanne Viola

 

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day – the annual day of love. Or the day to acknowledge those you love.

Here’s a fun fact: While It isn’t a public, federal, or even a bank holiday, it is a global holiday.

But the day often bears a sadness for some. It reminds them of loved ones now gone. The day can bring the pain of what might have been. And at times, it delivers the sting of having never been loved.

It is important to remind ourselves of the truth of God’s deep love for us. Hear Him speak to your heart from His Word.

“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. 
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” 
(Jeremiah 31:3, NLT)

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 
nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, 
will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 
(Romans 8:38-39, NASB)

When the days are hard and challenging, may you remember God’s love is unfailing and steadfast.

“Believe God’s love and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your rock is Christ, and it is not the rock that ebbs and flows but the sea.” (Samuel Rutherford)

When your heart fills with doubt, may you remember your doubts will never be greater than God’s love.

“God’s unfailing love for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scriptures. It is true whether we believe it or not. Our doubts do not destroy God’s love, nor does our faith create it. It originates in the very nature of God, who is love, and it flows to us through our union with His beloved Son.” (Jerry Bridges)

One of the privileges of having grown up in the church is the number of times the old hymns were heard. These words came back to mind:

“O, the wonder of it all! The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me.
O, the wonder of it all! The wonder of it all!
Just to think that God loves me.”



(from The Wonder of It All by George Beverly Shea)

 

Reflection: 

Do you ever struggle as you think about God’s love for you? Which Scriptures or quotes ground you once again in the depth of His love for you?

 

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