“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in him” (1 John 4:16).
I have heard a number of times now (so it wasn’t my idea !), that no matter what you do it is not going to make God love you less; and no matter what you do you cannot make God love you more – because God is love. When I heard this teaching, I coined a phrase that helps me – ‘Rain is wet’. No matter what we do rain will continue to have that property. If you go out in the rain without an umbrella, you are going to get wet and you can’t really do anything about that. Similarly, “the sun is hot’; and if you go out in the heat of the sun without protection you are going to get sunburnt.
So ‘God is love’; it is His property to love, and if you choose to come under the ‘shower’ of His love then you are going to get loved and it is going to change your state. Under the influence of the rain you become wet; in the light of God’s love, I believe we become more loved and as a consequence more loving.
The Bible says that what you worship and gaze upon is what you will become (Psalm 115:8). So if you gaze upon and love your heavenly Father you will become more like Him. The more we worship Him, the more we will be like Him. My experience suggests to me that even owners start to look like their dogs! This song from 1995 tells of how much Father loves us:
I love you as the day that follows night. I love you like the morning sun so bright. I love you as the water fills the sea. My love for you will flow eternally. I love you as a father loves a son. I love you like a new love just begun. I love you as a mother loves her child. I’ll love you now and ‘til the end of time
The song also invites you to receive His amazing love:
And will you take my love. And hold it in your arms. And never break my love. Receive it like a child. And not forsake my love. Believing for a new life every day. And will you have my heart. And hold it oh so close. And never ever part Accept the gift I offer. With an open heart. Together we will walk along the way.
