Thoughts for another day

July 24, 2008

Today's verse: 1 Jn. 3:1. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

In the night just before sleeping yesterday, I turned on a channel, which is about God. In a min. or so, I felt a deep sense of being warm and quickly realised that my Father in Heaven was washing me with His love! He had pulled me into the shadow of His wings!

I was amazed as I normally am, whenever God shows that beautiful love of His. It just grips you and you feel, what shall I say, perhaps ‘cool’! I am sure you who are reading this would have at some time or the other in your life experienced, the Hand of God touching you gently and caressing you. My friend, whenever I feel this, I realise, God is kind of demonstrating His filial love over you and also in a way stamping His ownership of you, just as we do for our children, when we hold them close and caress their hair or their faces.

My experience yesterday, takes me back to the time when I didn’t know my Lord so well and sinned against Him so often. I never even knew He’d be hurt and pained by my stupid deeds. For that matter, I still pain Him but by His Grace and the knowledge of His Being that He’s put into me, I atleast try to go back and mend fences. To be honest, this too He enables me to do. Besides, I’ve noticed that on days, when I grossly offend Him, that day, He shows His love the most, not that I should offend Him more, but to tell me How much He loves me even though I sin…how great He is, no?

Our verse above asks us to behold, what manner of love He have for us that despite sinning, He still loves and cherishes us. The Bible calls us His inheritance. Really O God, what kind of love do You have for us that though we are but the scum of the earth, You held us in such esteem, as to be called Your Supreme Majesty’s children?