The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell
The guilty pair bowed down with care
God gave His Son to win
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from His sin
Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies with parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade
To write the love of God above
would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky
O love of God how rich and pure
How measureless and strong
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song
The love Jesus has for you has absolutely nothing to do with you. Let me say that again: The love Jesus has for you, has absolutely nothing to do with you. Once you get this into your heart, it is a very freeing statement. There is nothing you could do, say or think that can make Him love you less or more - NOTHING! He loves you because He loves you - it has nothing to do with you. This is what Romans 8 is all about - we are free to live because He loves us, and His love is completely unconditional. This doesn't mean that we should abuse our freedom and sin freely; it means that we can walk in His love, and allow Him to live through us and empower us to overcome.
If I were to ask you how do you think Jesus would act towards you if He were to walk up to you right now, what would your answer be? I asked this to someone recently, and he thought Jesus would be ashamed of him. A lot of people think this. A lot of people think that Jesus would be angry at them or that He would be disappointed in them. If you think this way, how would YOU react? You would probably turn away from Him or hang your head, not looking Him in the eye.
Is this Biblical? How many times in the Bible did Jesus look at His disciples or the crowds in disgust, contempt or shame? (Pharisees not included of course; they seemed to be in another category of people!) The answer is not once. Jesus never looked at anyone with anything but love. Not even the adulteress woman or the Samaritan woman. Not the tax collectors, the thieves He died beside or "doubting Thomas." Nothing but love. And that is how He would react to you today if He were to walk into the room. He would tell you, "lift up your head, look into My eyes and see how much I love you."
Lift up your head. Do not walk around in shame or condemnation. It is impossible to disappoint Him - how can you disappoint someone who already knew what you were going to do? It's impossible! His love is Perfect. Perfect love casts out all fear. Walk in His love - walk freely in His love. He will never give you a reason to hang your head in front of Him - never. His love for you has nothing to do with you!
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