Friday Reading: Psalm 18:1-3
Key Verse: Psalm 18:1
1 I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Devotion:
Has there ever been someone in your life that you really loved? I’m not talking about the lustful feelings we have for someone that is drop dead gorgeous but those feelings you have for someone that run from the depths of your soul... When we find those feelings for someone they will not be blotted out by time, they will not be changed by circumstance, they will not be removed by death; those feelings are real and true and will always stand the test of time.
God has given us that ability to love someone without fault. That love that does not depend on hope as to whether they love you but simply ‘is’ and will always ‘be’. We do not need to hope in that love because we just know it. That love begins to show us just how much Christ loves us... If we do not yet love Christ in this manner then we have a long way to go still.
David was a man who grew up from humble beginnings to be King. He was a man who had all manner of things happen to him in his life. But throughout all of this his one thought was that he knew that God loved him and that he loved God. When push came to shove and everything started to crumble around him he always knew that God was still standing by him. He always knew Gods love because he could see the evidence of it each and every day. He always knew that he loved God because his guilt would catch up to him every time he did something against God. Just because we love someone that much does not always mean that we will get it right all the time – we are human and we make mistakes (us guys seemingly more than most). We are led astray by our desires and by the trappings of the evil one but throughout all of this Christ’s love for us will continue to remain firm. With that knowledge and the love that He gives us we can grow safe in the knowledge that the love that we show for Him will be multiplied and never ignored. Praise God for His wonderful love!
Points to Ponder:
Do you love someone?
How deep is your love for God?
Key Verse: Psalm 18:1
1 I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Devotion:
Has there ever been someone in your life that you really loved? I’m not talking about the lustful feelings we have for someone that is drop dead gorgeous but those feelings you have for someone that run from the depths of your soul... When we find those feelings for someone they will not be blotted out by time, they will not be changed by circumstance, they will not be removed by death; those feelings are real and true and will always stand the test of time.
God has given us that ability to love someone without fault. That love that does not depend on hope as to whether they love you but simply ‘is’ and will always ‘be’. We do not need to hope in that love because we just know it. That love begins to show us just how much Christ loves us... If we do not yet love Christ in this manner then we have a long way to go still.
David was a man who grew up from humble beginnings to be King. He was a man who had all manner of things happen to him in his life. But throughout all of this his one thought was that he knew that God loved him and that he loved God. When push came to shove and everything started to crumble around him he always knew that God was still standing by him. He always knew Gods love because he could see the evidence of it each and every day. He always knew that he loved God because his guilt would catch up to him every time he did something against God. Just because we love someone that much does not always mean that we will get it right all the time – we are human and we make mistakes (us guys seemingly more than most). We are led astray by our desires and by the trappings of the evil one but throughout all of this Christ’s love for us will continue to remain firm. With that knowledge and the love that He gives us we can grow safe in the knowledge that the love that we show for Him will be multiplied and never ignored. Praise God for His wonderful love!
Points to Ponder:
Do you love someone?
How deep is your love for God?