Our Safe Harbor!
"And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called
according to His purpose."
Romans 8: 28
Everything we know about love stems
from God. The apostle John wrote that
“God is love” and “we love God because
He first
loved us” (1 John 4:8, 16, 19).
Our love for God, as well as our love for others,
is a response to the God of love who first loved
us. Abide in God’s love and respond by obeying
His command to love others (John 15:10).
Psalm 91 is a testament to God’s loving protection
for all those who love Him: “Because he has set his
love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him” (verse 14).
When we get to the New Testament, Paul writes that
everything works for good for those who love God
(Romans 8:28).
In the same chapter (a mirror of Psalm 91),
Paul lists all things in life that will separate
us from God’s love and says none of them
will (Romans 8:35-39).
To be loved unconditionally—by God
or by others—is a safe harbor.
Dwell
in God’s love so you are equipped to
love others.
"We are called upon to reflect
the love of God as much in
trial as in tranquility."
John Blanchard