God is Love

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  1 John 4:8

Last summer, my daughter’s husband accepted a new position in another town, so she and their two small children lived with my husband and me as they closed on their current home and purchased a home closer to Andrew’s place of employment.  Though I know they were anxious to get reunited as a family, I loved seeing my daughter and my precious grandsons, Hudson and Beau, on a daily basis.  Seeing their sweet faces each morning blessed my heart!

Hudson, my daughter’s two-year old son, often would ask me as I came home from work each day, “How was work, Gammy…. good?”  His sweet question made me smile and I would give him a big hug and tell him that I had a good day.  However, another phrase that I often heard him say during their stay melted my heart.  Hudson would be playing or watching a movie and out of the blue would say, “Gammy, I love you so much”.  These sweet words brought tears to my eyes every time!  I longed and loved to hear his sweet voice express his love to me. Those precious words would immediately lift my spirit and bring such joy to my heart.

Hudson’s unconditional expression of love blessed me.  Yet, my Heavenly Father loves me unconditionally too.  Unlike Hudson, my Heavenly Father knows everything about me. 

Psalm 139:13 says, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb”.  God created me and knows me inside and out.  He knows my every thought…He knows every good and bad thought that I have ever had.  He knows every word that I have ever spoken.  He has viewed my every action.  And even when I am not loveable, God still loves me.  “God is love”, 1 John 4:8. 

Though I look forward to hearing my precious grandson tell me that he loves me, I need to tune into God’s voice so that I can hear his gentle words of love speaking to me on a daily basis.  I need to long for his voice and be encouraged and lifted up by his unconditional love for me.  Just as I tune in to listen for Hudson’s sweet words of love, may I be just as attentive to God’s tender voice speaking words of encouragement and love to me. May I always have ears to hear, and then be willing to share my love unconditionally, just as God does.

Dear Heavenly Father…thank you for loving me unconditionally, even when I am not very loveable.  Help me to be the tangible touch of Jesus to others around me, sharing your love with each and every person that I meet.