For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John
3:16)...
Love is that endearing value of a person that gives you a sense of his or
her importance to you. Therefore, that God loves you means you’re special and
valuable to Him. If this is true, then it must mean that your life has a
meaning; you’re not living for nothing. God didn’t create you to be a failure
but to be head over all things. Walk in the liberty and full assurance of His
love, knowing that you’re beyond condemnation (Romans 8:1).
The consciousness of God’s love will change your life and give you an extraordinary
mentality. Consider a man like David, who had a unique perception of the love
of God. His understanding of the Father’s love made him think differently. In
Psalm 23:1 for example, he said, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
This alone lets you know what David thought about God, for which reason he was
such a success, and his life so victorious! He knew that he was valuable to
God, and therefore concluded: “I’ll never lack anything in my life, because God
loves me; He’s my shepherd!” What a mentality.
Always take out time to meditate on the love of God. Think about His
grace, kindness and the fact that if you were the only one on earth, the Lord
Jesus would still have given His life for you. That’s how valuable you are to
God. Dare to believe this, and let it sink deep into your consciousness; it’ll
change your life forever, and give you a new confidence.
God loves you just the way you are. You didn’t have to “work” or impress
Him to earn His love, for you could never earn it by your own works, but by
grace. He chose to love you. All you have to do is accept His love as simply as
it has come to you, and be conscious of it at all times. Even now, lift your
hands to Him and say, “Thank you Lord, for loving me so much!”
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for your love, and your grace, which
you’ve so lavishly poured out on me! Your joy fills my heart, and my life is
the expression of your praise and glory, as I gloriously experience your love,
and manifest the same to my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
1 John 4:7-10 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:7-10 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:16 AMP And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by
observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely
on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues
in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 25:1-30 Exodus 29-30
2 YEAR BIBLE READING
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