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Day 20: God's Forever Love

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1

We use the word forever fairly loosely; but what does forever truly mean?  By definition, it means “for an endless time: for all time; for a very long time.” [Merriam-Webster] My mind can’t fully comprehend such a period of time. 

Time marches on, endlessly.  We age with each passing moment.  And with each moment, we have God’s love.  We have it when we rise.  We have it when we rest.  We have it during our strongest moments and during our weakest moments.  His love endures forever.  Nothing we do can take His love from us.  We can’t lose His love.  We can’t throw it away.  We can reject it – but it is still there.  Paul summarizes God’s gift of love best in Romans 8:38-39: “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Nothing.  Nothing in all of creation.  Nothing we could possibly think of doing will separate God’s love from us.  I am so grateful for a love beyond my comprehension.  A love that I have simply been given.  I did nothing to earn His love nor can I do anything to lose His love.  With my free will bestowed upon me, I can make my mistakes, but in love, learn from them and strive to live for my Lord.  Love is powerful.  And I am grateful for His enduring love.  #livewithagratefulheart #lent2017
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