Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O Lord.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge
in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 36:5-7
God continues to show me just how incredible His love really is.
Consider this with me:
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die--but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6-8
God’s steadfast love was displayed in Jesus Christ for all of creation to see and experience. It is a love that was offered freely to sinful, hateful people. It is a love that saves us through unimaginable grace (Ephesians 2:8, 9). It is a love that never changes or falters because God Himself is called the Father of lights in whom there is no variation or shadow due to change (James 1:17). It is perfect love that casts out fear (1 John 4:18). It is a love that allows us to love (1 John 4:19). It is a love that spared no expense (John 3:16). It is unmerited. It is without clause. It is final. It is God.
Notice how David doesn’t stop at talking about God’s love. He goes on to describe God’s faithfulness, righteousness, justice, and saving power. These attributes are not able to be separated or ignored. We cannot accept a few of them and discard the ones that we don’t like. We can’t assume that we know what the character of God entails and what it does not. We must trust His Word that He is good, just, and righteous. All of these attributes fall underneath love’s umbrella. However, without justice, grace loses its character. Without punishment for evil, what good is righteousness?
What is God’s love? Putting every living thing in subjection under Jesus Christ because He is the authority on life. He is the perfect One. He knows what is best for us far more than we do. He extends His arms to us like the father of the prodigal son just waiting for us to come home. He gave His very life and took my sins to the Cross. He made me a new creation. He will come again and call me home.
How precious is God’s steadfast love? I’ve only scratched the surface. I can’t wait to dig deeper!
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O Lord.
How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge
in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 36:5-7
God continues to show me just how incredible His love really is.
Consider this with me:
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die--but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6-8
God’s steadfast love was displayed in Jesus Christ for all of creation to see and experience. It is a love that was offered freely to sinful, hateful people. It is a love that saves us through unimaginable grace (Ephesians 2:8, 9). It is a love that never changes or falters because God Himself is called the Father of lights in whom there is no variation or shadow due to change (James 1:17). It is perfect love that casts out fear (1 John 4:18). It is a love that allows us to love (1 John 4:19). It is a love that spared no expense (John 3:16). It is unmerited. It is without clause. It is final. It is God.
Notice how David doesn’t stop at talking about God’s love. He goes on to describe God’s faithfulness, righteousness, justice, and saving power. These attributes are not able to be separated or ignored. We cannot accept a few of them and discard the ones that we don’t like. We can’t assume that we know what the character of God entails and what it does not. We must trust His Word that He is good, just, and righteous. All of these attributes fall underneath love’s umbrella. However, without justice, grace loses its character. Without punishment for evil, what good is righteousness?
What is God’s love? Putting every living thing in subjection under Jesus Christ because He is the authority on life. He is the perfect One. He knows what is best for us far more than we do. He extends His arms to us like the father of the prodigal son just waiting for us to come home. He gave His very life and took my sins to the Cross. He made me a new creation. He will come again and call me home.
How precious is God’s steadfast love? I’ve only scratched the surface. I can’t wait to dig deeper!
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