Experiencing God’s Love

“May the Lord direct your hearts into [realizing and showing] the love of God...” (2 Thessalonians 3:5)

Even though God loves us completely, we need to engage ourselves in experiencing this love; it is not automatic. Even while our Lord Jesus Christ was on earth, there were instances when some people were unable to receive the best from Him, though He loved them and wanted to bless them (See Mark 6:1–6; Matthew 13:54–58). The issue was not with Him; it was with how they received Him.

The First Step Is to Believe

Similarly, while God has demonstrated His immense love to the world and has offered us His very best by sending His Son to die for our sins, many people are yet to receive or experience this love. However, the first step towards receiving this love is to believe in what Christ has done, confess Him as Lord, and thereby receive salvation (Romans 10:9).

Yet, the experience of God’s love is never limited to salvation. There are many more dimensions of God’s love that have been made available to us. The Bible reveals a significant truth to us in Romans 8:32:

“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32, KJV)

That is simply beautiful!

God’s Love Can Do Everything

For God to have loved us so much that He gave up His Son to die for our sins while we were still sinners, we should expect nothing less now that we are His children.

Another version of the Bible expresses it this way: God did not hesitate to give His very best for us by sending His own Son. Therefore, there is nothing else He would not gladly and freely do for us (Romans 8:32). If you truly think about it, there is nothing God’s love cannot do for us!

Receiving His Love

What we need to consider is how to receive His love. He is willing to go to any length for us, if only we would allow Him. John 1:12 clearly reveals that to as many as received Him by believing in Him, He gave the power to become His sons and daughters.

So then, open your heart to continually bask in God’s love. As you do so, you will experience the realities of His wondrous love. You bask in His love by fellowshipping with Him through His Word, prayer, songs of worship, fellowship with other Christians, and so on. Decide to commit yourself to experiencing God’s love every moment.

Bible Reading: Isaiah 35-37

Experiencing God’s Love

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