God’s Love

 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours, and my thoughts than yours                                                                                                     Isaiah 55:9

I was speaking with a client recently about her views of God. She stated, after some discussion, that she has had a somewhat transactional view of God, ever since her childhood. That is, if she were good enough, God would reward her. If she missed the mark, God would be disappointed, and she would lose his favor.

This is common, and understandable. We are transactional people. You know, “one hand washes another”, “one good turn deserves another”, etc. These common proverbs sum up the ideas of fairness and equalizing debt to one another that we commonly hold.

But God’s economy is different, I believe. He loves us right where we are. We do not need to “clean up” for him to love and accept us. We do not do good things to have him love us more- he could not love us more. His love is encompassing and inescapable. He loves malefactors and sinners. He loves us.

Yes, this seems so counterintuitive doesn’t it. Yet, God’s economy is different than our concepts. He loves us right where we are.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your love which is above our understanding, Amen