He Loves You Back

Scripture reading

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

I met Steve when we were in Grade 1. For me, it was love at first sight! I remember giving him a large valentine on Valentine’s Day when we were in elementary school. I remember pretending to be married to Steve Clarke – I would pretend to be April Clarke, married to Steve Clarke. (I think April was a character on the soap opera The Edge of Night that I used to like… hahaha)

Unfortunately, Steve didn’t share the same feelings that I did until much later – around a decade later. Men are slow, aren’t they?

It’s difficult when you love someone and they don’t love you back.

The wonderful news is that when you love God, He always loves you back. In fact, He loved you first. He loves you when you don’t even deserve His love. God’s love for you is deep and without limit!

The other good news is that Steve and I got married. God is so good. I have been blessed with a wonderful husband who loves me very much.

God bless you today.

Reflection

What do these verses tell you about the depth of God’s love? How does knowing that He loved you first encourage you?

Prayer

Father, thank You for loving me before I ever loved You. Help me to understand more of the width, length, height, and depth of Your love. Let that love settle deeply in my heart and shape the way I love others. Amen.