The Father's Love

It’s hard to picture how great God’s love is. It surpasses knowledge!

The Apostle Paul explains it this way,  “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God,” (Ephesians 3:17b-19).

God’s love is huge. 

In 2010, God gave me a visual sample of his love.

I was attending a women’s Bible conference and the whole time was just being loved on by God as I learned more about him.  One night in particular stands out. We were given a powerful message from Priscilla Shirer then Kari Jobe got up to lead us in worship. I was seated near the back so was able to see the majority of the women. It was beautiful.

Try to envision it: Stretched out before you are 800 women, all different ages, races, sizes all worshiping God. Hands are raised, heads are bowed. There is dancing and swaying but there are also those who are still, deep in prayer. At the bottom of the stage way in the front, you can see (thanks to the camera man) that there are women laying prostrate and others kneeling with their hands stretched out in front of them on the floor. Women are hugging. Others have their arms over each other’s shoulders. There are some tears. And all the while this is going on, our voices are singing “Healer” in harmony. It was amazingly beautiful. 

I was in awe by this touching display of love. It was so cool to the different styles of worship spread out in front of me. I said to God, “Lord! Look at all this love for you!” 

At that moment, He spoke directly to my heart and He said to me, “My love for you is more than all their love for me.” Completely overwhelmed with God’s declaration of love for me, I went into prayer thanking him. What an awesome God we have! 

The love God has for me is no different than the love he has for you. It is greater than we can truly understand in our human minds--it surpasses knowledge. “This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins,” (1 John 4:10).

Galatians 4:4-7 explains a little more, "But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, 'Abba, Father.' Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir."

I am a child of God! A daughter of the Risen King! And you can be too! (If you aren’t already) All you need to do is simply believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord you will be saved (Romans 10:9).

Have a Happy Father's Day Sunday and be sure to tell our Father in Heaven you love him too.