Unto
Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed
them. Genesis
3:21(KJV)
God’s
heart for you is full of love, much more than you can ever imagine.
The
scripture recorded that we are what we think, and this truth is what qualifies
God to be called LOVE.
Have
you ever wondered while you’re still alive, in spite of all you have been
through?
Have
you ever asked your-self, why you didn’t drop dead while you lived and behaved
contrary to God ways and precept?
The
answers is simple, His love for you is stronger than all the forces of the
devil asking for your life due to your mistakes.
Many
of us struggle in our daily walk with God not because the devil’s devices
against us are too powerful, on the contrary, we struggle because we do
not fully comprehend the gravity of God’s love for us. And one of the reasons
we do not understand the depth of His love for us can be said to be because of
our shallow understanding and interpretation of the word love. Majority of us
sees and defines love according to how we feel and that’s why when we’re going
through a challenging time, we are quick to conclude that God doesn’t love us
or has turned His back on us. But a glimpse into the heart of God shows
something totally different.
In
Genesis 3: 21, I discover something so amazing about the heart of God. The
scripture recorded that, in spite of the fact that Adam and Eve handed over to
the devil, by their act of disobedience that which He had placed under
their stewardship, He killed a goat and covered their nakedness. Friend this is
so amazing! It’s amazing not because the goat skin He used to shield
their nakedness was any better than the covering they once had while in
obedience to Him, but because it exposed the state of His
heart toward them, and from this act, we saw that He truly cared.
Many
times we struggle to stay in fellowship and in obedience to Him because we depend
too much on the level and strength of our own love for Him to serve Him.
But here is something you need to know; in order to serve Him, you need a
complete revelation of His love for you. A revelation of how much He loves
you will keep you glued to Him much more than you realize. Peter swore to stand
with Him during His time of trial, but he failed. Peter was sincere and was
willing to stand by Him, but his love for the Master was not strong enough to
aid him to do so. But years later, after Jesus’s death and resurrection, the
same Peter was crucified for the sake of the gospel of the same man he denied
three times within a very short space of time; Mark 14:29 &31, 54,
Mark 14:66-72. The reason Peter could go ahead and die for the gospel
years after denying Jesus was because he now had a complete revelation of
how much He loved him.
Facts
·
Your
understanding Of God’s love for you affects your level of boldness before
Him
·
Your
revelation of God’s love for you determines what you would believe Him for
·
Your
level of loyalty and obedience towards His word and leadings is affected by
your knowledge of His love for you
·
Your
attitude towards life and your response towards people are determined by how
well you understand His love for you.
Prayer:
Oh God, give
me a glimpse of your heart for me, and help me to understand the length,
breadth, height and depth of Your love for me, in Jesus name!
