216//love//

Psalm 90:14 (the message)

"Surprise us with love at daybreak; then we'll skip and dance all the day long."

It all boils down to the love of God toward us. It's got to be the bottom line of our faith, our devotion to Him, and all that is important and worth living for on this earth. Why else would we do what we do? If we didn't do this thing because we knew how much He loved us, following after Jesus, our spirituality, would in some ways be weird and pointless. God's love has to be the thing that gets us out of bed each day for the pursuit of bringing His beautiful kingdom to this earth. It must be His undying love, and His love alone that primarily drives us to action on this earth. Because when you love someone and you know how much that someone loves you back, there is nothing more delightful, satisfying and beautiful than making that someone (who loves you and is proud of you and would die for you) happy.

But it's got to be more than simply knowing of His love in our heads...it's got to get down into where we feeeeeel it. It's got to be more than words and actions. I think at some point, it must be a feeling. Some may disagree with me, others may not. But if it is meant to be a real deal "relationship" with God (supposedly the only true and perfect relationship we can utterly rely on), every now and then we have to have those sublime, surreal moments. Those moments when God's love makes your heart beat a little faster, the smile on your face is hard to wipe off and makes you happy knowing someone loves you.

For today, think about someone on earth who loves you a whole lot.. and His love can't even be compared to that person's love for you. Take a few minutes and THINK, MEDITATE on His love for you. As you do, pray the scripture above ...surprise me with your love early in the morning so I can be happy and joyful for the rest of the day.
*
*
*
*
*
*