I love you

 

We say it but we have no idea. Probably first said it to Mom or Dad, Grandma or Grandpa, an Aunt or Uncle because they were nice to you, took care of you, gave you dessert, so you loved them back. Do you remember the first romantic ‘I love you’? A little different dynamic. “I’m drawn to you and I can’t explain it”, though many ballads try.
 

God loves us and we love Him back. A very lopsided love. He provides everything, our very breath and life. He loves us, not indifferently or half-heartedly, but zealously with emotion. The Hebrew word is chesed, but it doesn’t have a one word equivalent in English. As with the attributes of God, where books have been written to attempt to describe Him, so it is with the way God loves, it takes many words to get there.
 

His love is boundless, think about a rowboat’s view of the ocean. His love is endless over all time. His love is compassionate and kind, mercifully forgiving. His love makes Him smile with delight. Though we anger Him, He returns with a plan to reunite.
 

Similarly, Jesus’ love for us surpasses knowledge. Paul prays that we could comprehend the width, length, height, and depth of the love of Christ.
 

Romans 15:30 mentions the love of the Spirit and Romans 5:5 says He pours the love of the Father into us. Love is the first in a list of fruits of the Spirit that we grow when the Spirit lives in our hearts.
 

Is this the triune image of God you carry with you daily, from the Father, Son and Spirit?  Is this the image of God you reflect to others?
 

The best use of our imagination is to ponder the attributes and love of God. CS Lewis said what we think about God is the most important thing about us. Maybe it’s the best use of the brains God gave.

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© Gwendolyn Moore, PHGP Publishers