The Love of God

Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters... Is 55:1

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Ro 5:6

Without the love of God, a heart is an empty place.  In the knock-about of life, people try to fill the emptiness with replacements.  Those who don't respect themselves, demand respect.  Those without courage, create fear in others to compensate.  And those without love, work hard to impress or accomplish or even create fantasy worlds where they are deserving of love. 

It is difficult for any of these precious people to experience the love of God.  I know.  I am one of them.  Once we travel down the path of embracing falsehood--it is tricky, if not impossible, to return to the beginning where there is nothing.  I can not love myself at that place and I will not let another do so.  However, this is the place--the thirsty place, if you will--that God begins His work in us.

This "helpless," "thirsty" place is where the love of God meets us.  He is the initiator--we can trust Him to begin this relationship.  We can respond.  Consider the following encouraging truths from I John:

3:16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us...and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
4:19 We love, because He first loved us.

When we hold on to our false credentials, our fake works, our superior human standing, we enable the enemy to rob us (steal, kill and destroy).  Jesus has come to give us life...if we make room.

3:14 ...He who does not love abides in death.

2:28 Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.

Stay thirsty my friends!