I love You

In these modern times the word "love" has significantly diminished in value and/or depth.  Sometimes the smallest of issues can cause a love relationship to suffer and many times break.  What happened to the phrase, "love endures" or "love perseveres".  No more?!  Many therefore have a hard time understanding the concept of divine love.  They try to connect it with human love, but you cannot.  It just does not compare.  Hence, when I learnt about the love of God, and understood it, I said Yes!

Jeremiah 9:12-14

Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?  And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them,” 

This issue with the people of Judah did not start in this generation. God has been speaking through the prophets but no one is listening.  Or, perhaps they do not understand the divine context of this relationship that God wants to have with us, and restore.

Jeremiah 9:23-24 

Thus says the Lord:

“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,

Let not the mighty man glory in his might,

Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;

But let him who glories glory in this,

That he understands and knows Me,

That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.

For in these I delight,” says the Lord.

The relationship focus here is wonderful. How can you demonstrate love, justice and righteousness? Through relationships. And it starts with our relationship with God who wants to demonstrate these things to us. Do we understand and know Him as the scripture says.

Father, many times I can almost hug you in these still quiet moments. I love You!