When you look in the dictionary to find the word "love" God's picture should be by it. Max Lucado said if God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. A. W. Tozer said, "The goodness of God is that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward men. He is tenderhearted and of quick sympaty, and His unfailing attititude toward all moral beings is open, frank, and friendly. By His nature His is inclinded to bestow blessedness and He takes holy pleasure in the happiness of His people...The whole outlook of mankind might be changed if we could all believe that we dwell under a friendly sky and that the God of heaven, though exalted in power and majesty, is eager to be friends with us."
I love what Chip Ingram says in his book God as He Longs for You to See Him, "Put in simple terms, if someone paid a million-dollar ransom to free you from a kidnapper, do you really believe you'd have to worry about who's going to buy lunch the next day?" Such is the way we many times view God. God poured out His love. He lavishes His love. The psalmist calls it God's unfailing love.
When we understand God's love and His goodness, surely our lives are changed. And as Tozer said above, God is eager to be friends with us. "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory. No good things does he withouhold from those who walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11) Wow! Have a great day! JW
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