The Father;s Love

Bill & I just got the news that we have another great grandchild (that totals 14). Most of the grandchildren and their families live a 2 hr. drive away. That limits the availability of seeing them very often, but it doesn’t limit the love we have for each one.

Steve Blow, a Dallas Morning News Columnist, talked about the ’expansion of love’ in one of his columns. Upon the birth of his second grandchild, he marveled at the love he had for this child. The same love he had for his first grandchild. And I’m sure he would have the same love for each future grandchildren. I thought about our Father (God) and the love he has for each one of us. He loves us equally ,and still has the same abundance of love for those in the future.

.God’s nature is steadfast love, and this is not a fleeting attraction but an eternal bond supporting us always. There are many things said in the Bible about how we are to live, but none is given more weight than love. Just as an earthly father loves his children and wants the best for them, God loves us and wants the best for us.

Unconditional love, such as God has for us encourages full communion with Him. This is what it means to love God with all your heart, your mind, and your soul. A growing relationship is essential not only with our children, but God desires a true relationship and long-term relationship with Him.

In Corinthians 13: 7,8 you will see these words:
Love knows no limit to its endurance.
No end to its trust.
No fading of its hope;
It can outlast anything
Love still stands when
All else has fallen.

In the Song of Solomon you’ll find this: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it..
And finally, as one song goes: The greatest thing you’ll ever learn…..is to love and be loved in return.