5 Facts About God's Love: Fact Two

Jeremiah 10:12

It is he who made the earth by his power,
who established the world by his wisdom,
and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

God is all-powerful. He is the maker of the heavens and the earth, he doesn't need our help to do anything! So why did he choose to give up his own son so that we could live? Well, he chose to give us life because he knew he could change us. And then we could serve him, and love him back just like he planned in the first place. Isn't it wonderful that God has enough mercy to use us for his glory?

"God is love. He didn’t need us. But he wanted us. And that is the most amazing thing."

Rick Warren

5 Facts About God's Love: Fact One

God loves us. We hear this all the time, but do we really understand His love? Think about it. You will have time to, because for the next 5 blog posts I'm going to post a fact about God's love.

Fact One:

God's is with us where ever we are. Even if we choose not to accept God's love, he is still with us.

"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God."

-- C.S. Lewis' Letters to Malcolm

"Where can I go from your Spirit?
  

Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
  

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
  

if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me,
  

your right hand will hold me fast."

-- Psalm 139:7-10

Love That Can Change Us

       God loved us so much that He gave up His only Son to die for us. He did nothing wrong, and yet he saved us. Still, even after we accept Jesus into our lives, we still sin and do wrong. But God shows his same characteristic of mercy by forgiving us and giving us a second chance.

Romans 5:8 "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."


        When we sin, we learn from our mistakes. I'm sure all of us have wondered about why God is making us go through hard times, but they are to help us grow. God loves us enough to put us through the hard times so that afterwards, we can be happier and have more faith in Him.


"God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus." – Max Lucado