I heard a story from a pastor, he had been walking with a man who struggled with porn. When the man thought that God loved him less when he was looking at porn, and loved him more when he wasn't...he was stuck in it and continued in his sin. He felt defenseless and powerless against it. But when he finally understood that by God's grace, God loved him just the same no matter what he did or didn't do...he suddenly was able to stop looking at porn. The sin no longer had power over his life.
Knowing He loves us regardless, no less and no more based on our actions is so important. Will God discipline us? Yes…but does that mean that he loves us less? No! (see Hebrews 12:1-12) As parents, when we discipline our children, do we do it because we love them less? No, we do it because we love them and want better for them.
He loves YOU! He sent His Son for YOU! He wants better for YOU!
He is the same yesterday, today and forever, just as His love for us is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Lord, please help us grasp the depth of Your love for us today. Lord you know our hearts so much more than we do…and yet you love us. Help us to get that, embrace that. Show us Your grace at work in our lives today, help us to recognize it in the little things around us all day long. Amen!
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