June 21 Devotion - Why we should love God

We love Him because He first loved us.

نحن نحبه لانه هو احبنا اولا.

I John 4.19

 I believe that when God gives us a commandment, it is not a matter of control; every commandment is for our own good. Jesus gave us a commandment to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. So why should we love God? Maybe this is a useless question for some, but a central question for others.

 

Let us examine some of the things God did for us.

1)     While we were fallen into sin, He reconciled us unto Himself through Jesus Christ.

 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. لانه ان كنا ونحن اعداء قد صولحنا مع الله بموت ابنه فبالأولى كثيرا ونحن مصالحون نخلص بحياته.

Romans 5:10

 

2)          He loved us so much, that He sent His Son to save us by dying in our place and give us everlasting life through our belief in Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

لانه هكذا احب الله العالم حتى بذل ابنه الوحيد لكي لا يهلك كل من يؤمن به بل تكون له الحياة الابدية.

John 3:16

 

3)          Jesus described His love for us as follows:

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

ليس لاحد حب اعظم من هذا ان يضع احد نفسه لاجل احبائه .

John 15:13

4)          Because God is:

Our refuge. The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; Deuteronomy 33:27

Our  strength God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33

       Compassionate

Merciful

Gracious

Will not turn His face from us if we turn unto Him for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him. 2 Chronicles 30:9

       Faithful God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son,   Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9

Love God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

 

There are many other verses in the Bible demonstrating who God is and why we should love Him. God never asks us to do something He does not do, and He does it so much better and so much more. So imagine how He loves us when He asks us to love Him. He loves us with all His heart, all His soul, all His mind and all His strength. I invite each one of us to feel and try to comprehend how much God loves each one of us.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings. Lord, thank You for loving me; and for loving me first. Lord I want to love You back with an intense love. Lord if there is anything in my life that is keeping me from loving You and being totally committed to You Lord, then please reveal it and please give me the strength to let go of it. Lord, I want my heart to be fervent toward You. Father, please pour Your love into my heart through The Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Jesus Loves you
In Him,
Wagdi Henein