1John 4:19

Good morning everybody and praise the Lord. This verse makes the statement that every one of us need to use to evaluate our relationship with The Father. Lets look at the scripture refrence"WE love him, because he first loved us.Because he first loved us.How did he first love us? To understand this we first have to ask ourselves do we understand the heart of Father God. God is our heavenly Father and he loves us. He loved us so much he sent his only begotten Son Jesus to make the way for us to come into the grace and love of the Father. As I was meditating on this verse for the last few days this is the question that came to me? When you think of a father what do you think of? Here are the thoughts that filled my mind and heart. I beleive these came from the Holy spirit for me to share with all of us.
1.)He works to care for his family. To provide for there well being.
2.)He wants the best for his family. He drives himself day and night to see to it that they can have the best he's able to give.
3.)He is so united to the family that when one of them hurts he hurts.
4.)In many cases he is never praised for for the good things he does, only criticized for his mistakes.
5.)However no matter how many times he's rejected by those he loves, he always comes to their aid when they need him.
Now I ask you. Is this not the Love of God our Father for us. He has always been there for us and no matter how many times we reject him and his love he is there waiting for our return. If you have ever read the parable of the prodigle son you will see the love of the Father God reaching out to you in all the above ways. Hes the Father standing on the porch of heaven looking out to see if that wayward son has come to his senses and has headed for home.I wish to chalenge us all to take time to think about how much the Father has given for us to become his children. May the Lord bless this day for you with health and happiness. From Pastor Ken