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"He Could Not Love You More""Little children, let us love, not in word
or speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that
we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever
our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows
everything."
--1 John 3:18-20, NRSV
Father, your love never ceases. Never.
Though we spurn you, ignore you, disobey you, you will not change.
Our evil cannot diminish your love. Our goodness cannot increase
it. Our faith does not earn it anymore than our stupidity jeopardizes
it. You don't love us less if we fail. You don't love us more
if we succeed. Your love never ceases.
You think you've committed an act that places you
outside his love. A treason. A betrayal. An aborted promise.
You think he would love you more if you hadn't done it, right? You
think he would love you more if you did more, right? You think if
you were better his love would be deeper, right?
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
God's love is not human. His love is not normal.
His love sees your sin and loves you still. Does he approve of your
error? No. Do you need to repent? Yes. But do you
repent for his sake or yours? Yours. His ego needs no apology.
His love needs no bolstering.
And he could not love you more than he does right
now.
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