Proverbs 29:13 (NLT)
"The poor and the oppressor have this in common— the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both."
Matthew 5:45 (NLT)
"In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike."
What wonderful words of comfort are these! In our good days and bad, God loves us all. There is nothing we have done to earn the love of God; He gives sunlight, rain, and sight to us all, regardless of our deeds. If there is nothing we can do to earn His love; there is nothing we can do to lose it. If we have not earned His affection in anyway, there is no period in life so trying, so lonely, so rebellious in which we should ever wonder if we have lost our God to our own sinful acts. A frail, sinful father remains in love with his children regardless of the way their lives have taken them; Our perfect Father in Heaven treats us to His love and spreads wide His arms if we will but fall into them, or not. Imagine if the prodigal of Luke 15 had seen his father, arms outstretched, and had turned away, headed back to his degenerate lifestyle. Would the father's love have been any less? Or would his heart have broken for the relationship he and his son might have had? Would he have grieved for all that his son might have become, if only he had love and hope for himself half that which the father has for him?
Oh, Child. Return to your Father in Heaven, the Father that loves you as no other can. Lean into His arms; feel the warmth of His light. Open your eyes to all He can do for you today; receive the perfect vision He offers, and drench your heart beneath His cleansing rain. Surrender your efforts to the Lord and abide in His care, for nothing you can ever do will loosen His grip so long as you acquiesce.
What wonderful words of comfort are these! In our good days and bad, God loves us all. There is nothing we have done to earn the love of God; He gives sunlight, rain, and sight to us all, regardless of our deeds. If there is nothing we can do to earn His love; there is nothing we can do to lose it. If we have not earned His affection in anyway, there is no period in life so trying, so lonely, so rebellious in which we should ever wonder if we have lost our God to our own sinful acts. A frail, sinful father remains in love with his children regardless of the way their lives have taken them; Our perfect Father in Heaven treats us to His love and spreads wide His arms if we will but fall into them, or not. Imagine if the prodigal of Luke 15 had seen his father, arms outstretched, and had turned away, headed back to his degenerate lifestyle. Would the father's love have been any less? Or would his heart have broken for the relationship he and his son might have had? Would he have grieved for all that his son might have become, if only he had love and hope for himself half that which the father has for him?
Oh, Child. Return to your Father in Heaven, the Father that loves you as no other can. Lean into His arms; feel the warmth of His light. Open your eyes to all He can do for you today; receive the perfect vision He offers, and drench your heart beneath His cleansing rain. Surrender your efforts to the Lord and abide in His care, for nothing you can ever do will loosen His grip so long as you acquiesce.
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