Every parent hopes for their children’s success. You can imagine that God looks upon us children in the same way, only to an even greater extent.
God desires us to be ‘holy’ because that is the best for us; it is our original state, as we were created in the image of the Father and are meant to resemble Him in every way.
However, due to our sinful nature, we have strayed from the right path and distanced ourselves from the Father’s heart. Our Heavenly Father cannot bear to see us go astray and lose the grace that was meant to be ours. Therefore, God spared no effort, even sacrificing His own life as the price for our redemption, to save us from eternal punishment and restore our freedom.
However, because God has given humans the freedom of choice, we can accept or reject His salvation. On the journey from being “saved” to becoming “holy,” we can choose to accept or refuse each invitation. Poor God! Because of His boundless love for us, He continuously endures immense suffering. The more He desires good for us, the more He longs for our holiness, the deeper His pain becomes.
You might wonder: Couldn’t God avoid such suffering by simply giving up on perfecting us, or even abandoning us entirely and letting us perish on our own? He would be free from all troubles! That is true! However, our Heavenly Father never had the slightest thought of giving up on us. Instead, He chose to love us to the very end!
Imagine if a master loved his dog so much that he was even willing to become a dog himself, just to love and care for it more completely, how incredible would it be?
Yet, God’s love for us goes even deeper. Not only did He take on human form as the Son, forever uniting Himself with humanity, but He also strives to elevate our worthiness infinitely until we become one with Him.
This raises a profound question: What is it about humanity that so captivates the Almighty Creator, that He would sacrifice Himself so completely for us?
This Creator wants us to learn through life’s ups and downs, yet He never lets us be tested beyond our strength. Thus His gaze never leaves us, not even for a moment.
His deepest desire is to help us restore the image of Himself in which we were created.
And despite this immense love and wishes, He made an astonishing decision, to give us complete freedom to choose whether to stay with Him or leave Him! Apart from “crazy”, what other word can better describe God’s love for us?
In His relationship with humanity, the Father has chosen to stay. What about you? Have you made your decision?
Reflection
Have you ever thought deeply about the depth of God’s love for you? Take a moment to reflect on it seriously.
Have you ever thought of God as distant and indifferent, allowing us to fend for ourselves? After today’s reflection, do you have a deeper understanding of how much God loves you?
If you were God, would you love your creation in the same way? Would you allow them to make their own decisions, even if it meant rejecting your love?
Today’s Prayer
Heavenly Father, how deep is Your love for me? How much else do I not understand? Please reveal it all to me! I don’t want to keep guessing, and I certainly don’t want to hurt You anymore.
Honestly, I don’t know if I am ready to receive Your endless love, but I don’t want my ignorance to continue to pierce Your heart!
Seeing how blindly You love me, sometimes I wish You would love me a little less, so I wouldn’t feel so guilty about my sins. But I know this is my selfish thinking! Please transform me, teach me to better appreciate and love You, and more importantly, to accept Your love for me…
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