The Father's LoveSample

LOVED BY SACRIFICE

Begin by reading Psalm 63:3-4 again today.

David definitely understood loneliness, isolation, rejection and fear, but he also understood his God and how much He loved him. David praises the Lord for His abundant lovingkindness:

In following after Him earnestly, David has seen God's hand and declares God's lovingkindness to be better than life. God's love far exceeds any dimension we can fathom. His love is the most powerful yet gentle force in the universe, and it has the power to heal the deepest wound, transform the most deformed life, fill the greatest void, and even bring the dead back to life. Getting our minds and hearts around this love can seem impossible.

Because His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts higher than our thoughts, we are often unaware of His loving and merciful hand at work in our lives. God's love for us can't be measured by the apparent circumstances we find ourselves in. Thankfully, God's power is not dependent on us, our understanding, our circumstances, or our ability. He makes a way where there seems to be no way.

We may find ourselves crying out from within, "God, do you know my circumstances?" "Have you seen?" "I know that you know, but I don't understand!" "Do you know how lost and confused I feel sometimes and how inadequate I feel?" "I fall so far short!!!" Do we dare believe that He loves us? Do we dare ask, "Lord, do whatever it takes; I don't want to feel this way anymore!" Even if your life is just "same old, same old," steady and predictable, the Lord desires that we know and experience His love.

Choose by faith to walk forward in the truth of His Word, not your feelings, apparent circumstances, or your own insights. His love, the greatest love of all, has been demonstrated in the greatest sacrifice. Believe. Read Romans 5:6-11. What did He do for us? Put your thoughts into a prayer. Ask the Lord to help you believe! Ask Him to forgive your unbelief!