Four Facts About the Love of
God By Don Fortner Behold how great is the love which the Father
has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God, and
that is what we are. I cannot begin to explain the
unfathomable love of God, but I do want to share with you four
facts about the love of God revealed in Holy Scripture. Firstly, the
love of God is without beginning. There never was a time when God
began to love his people. Like God himself, his love for
us is eternal. He says, yes, I have loved you
with an everlasting love. Therefore, with loving kindness,
I have drawn you. In eternal love, he chose his
own elect in Christ before the world was. In love, he predestined
us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ in accordance
with his pleasure and will. Those whom God loves today, he
has always loved and will always love. Secondly, the love of God
is without measure. It would be far easier to measure
the waters of the ocean in a teacup than to measure the love of God
in our puny brains and hearts. Paul tells us that the height
and depth and length and breadth of the love of God in Christ
surpass all comprehension. Thirdly, the love of God is without
change. God's love is perfect, it never
changes. He does not love today and hate
tomorrow. Our love to Him varies from day
to day, but His love towards us knows no variation. If you
are truly one of His own, there is nothing you can do that will
cause Him to cease loving you, or even to love you less. This
immutable and unchanging love is a love such as we might expect
from our gracious and merciful God. Fourthly, the love of God
is without end. He will never cease to cherish
His own people. Children of God take comfort
in this astounding fact. God is love. Truly, the love
of God for His people is without beginning, without measure, without
change, and without end. 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. May you experience the love of
Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.