We all have moments of incredible joy in our lives, moments we wish would never end. We also have moments of abject despair, moments we wish would never reoccur. Sometimes, the good things are a result of something we did or were part of in a small or big way. Sometimes, the good moments are completely outside our areas of influence and can be simply summarized as favour or good luck. Sometimes, the bad moments are a result of our actions, or lack of action and regret is our portion for an extended period of time after the event has occurred.
I was listening to a sermon by Jon Courson on Ezekiel 8 and he made reference to Deuteronomy 7 from verse 7 onwards. The basic idea he was trying to communicate was that God just loves us. Love with reasons tends to make someone focus on the reason for the love we receive. If someone tells us why they love us, we will naturally want to do more of that action that makes that person love us, neglecting other areas of our lives. We will deliberately focus on that particular thing or action that makes us loved and this wears one out with time. If we are told that we are loved simply because we are loved, we are left with nothing to prove because this love does not depend on what we look like or what we do. It is entirely on the part of the person who loves us to continue showing us the love they have for us.
No matter what we have been through in life, or whatever we are going through at the moment, we should always remember that God is lovingly sorting out our circumstances for His glory and for our good. Our good may cause us to be led through unpleasant paths but we have to trust Him to seek out our best interests and a pleasant desired end. He who called us is faithful, so let us faithfully rest in Him. This is new life.
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