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Who am I that I should love God? This post is the second question that each of us needs to answer. The first was last week. Then, it was \u201cWho is God that He should love me<\/a>?\u201d If you read last week\u2019s post, you understand God\u2019s enormity. You might also start to understand why He loves us. The question then arises if a mighty God loves me, does He care if I love Him? He is all-powerful; He can make anyone or anything do what He wants. So why give me a choice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sun house does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it. – C.S. Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would you feel if the love of your life reciprocated your feelings without any choice or consideration? Their love would be involuntary, lacking emotional depth or comparison. They never felt anything else to compare it with. There would be no highs or lows. It would be like loving a robot\u2014an unfeeling automaton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice is a gift from God, as it is the act of choosing that grants significance to our decisions. The value of choosing to love God is realized when we have the option to choose otherwise. This concept holds true in our relationship with God, but what significance does it hold for us personally? Choice explains our importance to God, but what does it mean to us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deuteronomy 30:11-14<\/a><\/strong> \u201cThis command I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not beyond your reach. It is not kept in heaven, so distant that you must ask, \u2018Who will go up to heaven and bring it down so we can hear it and obey?\u2019  It is not kept beyond the sea, so far away that you must ask, \u2018Who will cross the sea to bring it to us so we can hear it and obey?\u2019 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
God has bestowed upon humanity the profound gift of love\u2014the innate longing to both give and receive affection. Being made in the image of God, we are imbued with this desire to care for someone who holds a unique significance in our hearts and existence. When we allow God to occupy a special position in our lives and commit to spending eternity with Him, love naturally flourishes and evolves. Consequently, the pivotal question arises: Whom or what shall we choose to love?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Romans 5:5<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cAnd hope does not put us to shame, because God\u2019s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
SIN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Ecclesiastes 7:20<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cIndeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Sin is the inherent flaw in human actions that prevents them from fully honoring and glorifying the Lord. It originated with the disobedience of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and has tainted all individuals, except for Christ. Sin ultimately results in both physical and spiritual death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Titus 1:15-16<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cTo the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but by their deeds, they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and worthless for any good deed.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If we reject Christ due to our sinful nature, we are inherently bound for hell. Hell represents complete, conscious, and eternal separation from God’s blessings. It is the default outcome of condemnation, as not choosing Christ is, in essence, a decision against Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 John 1:8-10<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cIf we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The crux of the matter lies not in a mere dichotomy of right versus wrong, but rather in the choice of whom to place your trust. Even individuals who exhibit exemplary moral character yet fail to acknowledge the sovereignty of Christ opts to be eternally separated from Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Corinthians 10:13<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cNo temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
However, God has provided us with a means to escape such a fate. During the final judgment, God respects our individual choices and determines our destiny accordingly. We have the freedom to decide whether we desire to spend eternity in the presence of God’s blessings or to be separated from them. This is where our free will comes into play\u2014we have the power to make that choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Romans 6:23<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
SALVATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Romans 5:6-8<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cYou see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person, someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Merely doing good deeds will not grant us the privilege of spending eternity in the presence of God’s blessings. However, God has bestowed upon us a pathway to Himself through the sacrificial death of His son, Jesus Christ. Christ’s ultimate sacrifice serves as the means to attain salvation and reconcile with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acts 4:12<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cSalvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
As we begin to comprehend the relentless pursuit of God’s love for us, our own pursuit of Him is ignited. While we are bound to make mistakes along the way, those errors do not render us ineligible. On the contrary, our heartfelt desire to spend eternity with the one being who genuinely loves us unconditionally qualifies us for such a destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Titus 3:5,<\/strong><\/a> \u201cHe saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
John Piper says<\/a> that the Bible is the greatest book in history, Romans is the greatest letter in that book, chapter eight is the greatest chapter in that letter, and the first verse is the greatest verse. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who am I to hold such love for God? I am a cherished child of the living God who willingly sacrificed His son for my sake, granting me the gift of eternal life. So why do I love Him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 John 4:19<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cWe love because he first loved us.\u201d<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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