February 10, 2013 God's Passion For You

Read Psalm 36 High, Deep Passion for You Ps 36:5-6 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. & Ps 36:10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart. ONE OF the most impossible things to know is the height and depth of God’s love. The psalmist tries to give us a picture of a love as high as the mountains, faithfulness even higher in the sky, and righteousness to the depths of the ocean. We seldom consider such greatness in our God and instead put great limits on him. For example, “I did this nasty thing. Does he still love me?” “Where is God? I need a job?” “It’s really okay if we don’t tithe. I have needs!” “I don’t read his Word. It’s not for me.” David praises God’s mountaintop love, sky-high faithfulness and ocean deep righteousness because he knows such a God will stay with you when you walk away. He’ll welcome you home when you turn back to him. He will give you strength to finish your faith walk to him. He will help you understand when you’re not quite sure. And he will let you know with all certainty that he is your God. When you trust God has a passion for you that goes from the cross to the tomb to the throne of Heaven, your heart for him will grow. And your big heart will trust him more deeply in all things. It’s True! Grow your heart with God’s words. Your big heart has more room for God’s love.