Friday; January 27
Do you really believe that God loves you? I think if we asked the intellectual question, most people would say, “Yeah, I think God loves me.”; but do we believe deep down in our souls that He really loves us? Again, I hope the answer is “yes”, but sometimes I wonder if our doubts get in the way. We start from the premise that we believe in God’s overarching love, but then we apply our human worries to the equation. How could Someone so great love someone so sinful? How can God – who sees all – forgive me of something that embarrasses me to the point that I do everything I can do to hide it from others? While it is easy to be derailed by guilt and doubts, let’s keep in mind that the failure is in our understanding of the depth of God’s love, not the limitations of His affection for us. The Bible is filled with reminders of how much God loves us, but one of the most descriptive is, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us