God Is Love
Read Genesis 2
Genesis 2:18 The LORD
God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper
suitable for him.”
ONE of the great misconceptions about the Old
Testament is that God is an angry, vengeful God. That is the view of the darkness
of mistrust. People look at the judgments he places on his people, and they
think God judges on a whim, finding delight in being cruel. This thinking is Satan’s
design, and such deceitful distrust prevents us from seeing the God who is
love. God IS love (1 John 4:8), and
he demonstrates his great love all the way through the Bible. The first marriage
is one of his first great love illustrations.
The
Creation is God offering his ingenious creativity to his created man and woman.
He creates a partner for the man. And he doesn’t put the couple in a black and
white world of toil and tribulation. He creates an astonishingly beautiful
world and gives them a life of ease.
Notice,
too, that he gives them each other. He knew the joy of loving and receiving
love. He, the Father, is relational with his new human children. He created
them to enjoy the fellowship of life with each other and with him.
And
lovingly, God has given you the same opportunities. You are made to desire true
and loving relationships you can trust.
For
you, God extends his heart to offer himself to you. Extend your heart to him. Seek
him. Get to know him, and you will enjoy a rich relationship of creative wonder
with him. Knowing God, you will find yourself walking through life with a trusted
friend who loves you—even to the point he will die for you.
LIFE Connection: Are you married? How will
you treasure your spouse today? Are you single? How will you honor your friends
God has brought to you?
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