"God's Reliable Love" by Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us" (1 John :16).
We have two older vehicles: a '98 Toyota Camry and a '99 Chrysler Town & Country mini-van. We purchased both used; the Camry in 2001 and the Town and Country in 2004. They are both getting up there in age and miles which causes me to chuckle when I consider that many later model vehicles are now being reckoned as "clunkers"! But we have tried to keep them well maintained and they have blessed us with safe transportation and reliability.
The dictionary defines reliability as "dependability or trustworthiness". The reliable object consistently functions as designed. The reliable person can be counted on because he is trustworthy.
Both people and machines can be reliable or unreliable. I have a friend who's dealing with an unreliable contractor which is causing him and his wife a great deal of frustration. Years ago we had a car that had some type of engine problem. It would stall out when climbing a hill. Since we lived in the mountains in northern Pennsylvania at the time, our unreliable engine became a great source of aggravation to us.
Being a reliable person includes dependability, consistency and faithfulness. When something or someone is reliable we generally take that quality for granted but when dealing with unreliability that faulty trait quickly rises to the surface. In our interface with both people and machines reliability is necessary and is a genuine blessing.
Today's Scripture text is a wonderful verse to memorize and hide deep in our hearts: "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us."
What a tremendous blessing that we can know and rely on God's love. God's love is absolutely reliable. Sometimes it is very evident to me and at other times it is an invisible expression. Sometimes I would like to see Him do things differently and there are times I even give Him ideas on how to do it. But there is a deep abiding assurance as we come to regularly rely upon His steadfast, unconditional love.
Daily prayer: Father, we know Your love because You first loved us. You gave Your one and only Son to die for our sins so that we would not perish but spend eternity in heaven with You. As our roots grow down into Your love we gain strength, understanding, and maturity. Though we cannot grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, we can respond in love to You. Just as we rely on the love You have for us, may You find our love consistent and reliable. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
We have two older vehicles: a '98 Toyota Camry and a '99 Chrysler Town & Country mini-van. We purchased both used; the Camry in 2001 and the Town and Country in 2004. They are both getting up there in age and miles which causes me to chuckle when I consider that many later model vehicles are now being reckoned as "clunkers"! But we have tried to keep them well maintained and they have blessed us with safe transportation and reliability.
The dictionary defines reliability as "dependability or trustworthiness". The reliable object consistently functions as designed. The reliable person can be counted on because he is trustworthy.
Both people and machines can be reliable or unreliable. I have a friend who's dealing with an unreliable contractor which is causing him and his wife a great deal of frustration. Years ago we had a car that had some type of engine problem. It would stall out when climbing a hill. Since we lived in the mountains in northern Pennsylvania at the time, our unreliable engine became a great source of aggravation to us.
Being a reliable person includes dependability, consistency and faithfulness. When something or someone is reliable we generally take that quality for granted but when dealing with unreliability that faulty trait quickly rises to the surface. In our interface with both people and machines reliability is necessary and is a genuine blessing.
Today's Scripture text is a wonderful verse to memorize and hide deep in our hearts: "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us."
What a tremendous blessing that we can know and rely on God's love. God's love is absolutely reliable. Sometimes it is very evident to me and at other times it is an invisible expression. Sometimes I would like to see Him do things differently and there are times I even give Him ideas on how to do it. But there is a deep abiding assurance as we come to regularly rely upon His steadfast, unconditional love.
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Perhaps you have seen the photo (or computer designed graphic) of a huge iceberg. Only the tip is showing above the water. That's a good illustration of the love of God. Those of us in Christ know God's love and realize it is so immense that it is beyond measure. As our faith grows we draw even closer to Him and we have an even greater sense of God's love. However I suspect we really still just see the tip of His love! Even though there is so much about God's love I see and may even think I understand; I really suspect that there is a whole, whole lot I fail to see or comprehend. Do you know God's love today? Are you relying (trusting, believing) on that love? A.W. Tozer wrote: "God's love is measureless. It is more: it is boundless. It has no bounds because it is not a thing but a facet of the essential nature of God. His love is something He is, and because He is infinite, that love can enfold the whole created world in itself and have room for ten thousand times ten thousand worlds beside." |
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Permalink Reply by Susie James on -
Praise The Lord. People can become clunkers for the Lord. We do Not maintain our walk like we shoud , our talk like we should and our Life like we should. I am trying every day to become a new model in myself, daily I pray and Daily I try, Today I had taken my Grandchildren and my adopted Mom to the boredwalk clothes shopping for shoes, My adopted Mom saw something I did not see, but It touched my heart so much I have to share it. My older grandaughter saw a homeless man waliking across the bridge, I was fidgeting with my youngest, but My oldest grandaughter bowed her head and Said please bless that poor man, I cannot get to him or I would give him some of my school Money, Well a short time later my youngest gradaughter was with my Mom while my oldest grandaughter was trying on some Clothes, now she is 6, She happened to be looking up on the same bridge and saw another or or it possibly could have been the same, she bowed her litte head and said, Lord Give that man some money rigth now, As I have said before, Out of the mouth of Babes. Raise them up right and they will remember god's work Love Everyone Susie
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Permalink Reply by Lady Royal on -
I like what this study says about faithfulness, being reliable and dependable. God's love is all of that and more. It is our example of how to love each other. When I think about how He loves us I want to love everyone else the same way. When someone does something to hurt me or go against me, I want to still show the love of Christ. It's difficult but so blessed to feel in my heart the Lord's approval of my behavior. His love is constant and everlasting, in spite of our behavior. Thank You Lord for Your immeasureable love.
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