Redeeming Love

When we hear the word love, we all have something, a concept, that immediately comes to mind. Some may think of love as a good feeling toward someone. Others may say that love is doing good deeds for others. However, these are byproducts of love. God’s idea of love goes beyond our human understanding. Sometimes God’s expression of love seems to confuse our carnal mind. We may think that God is good, so He will give us everything we ask for because He loves us. But God loves us too much to give us everything we ask. He knows that we sometimes ask for things that will lead us away from His perfect will for our lives. We may even ask for things that will result in being a snare of the enemy. 

II Peter 3: 8-9 says “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” God’s love is not a mere feeling or material blessing. God’s love is salvation and redemption. God's first priority is that we don’t perish in our sin or rebellion. So when we don’t get what we ask for, we can be confident in God’s love and thank Him for His perfect will in our lives. 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for going to great lengths to reveal Your love through Christ. I receive Your redemptive love. Holy Spirit, transform my heart to experience the deep redemptive love of God.