Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Finding True Love

 

[Photo of a Scripture verse]


“You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love to all who call to you.”
—Psalm 86:5

Television, radio, and the internet have many instances of countless services to help people find the true love of their lives. And, there’s no question that these sites have some success. Although it will be interesting to see if in the future some sociologist/researcher will make a name for himself or herself by studying the long-term viability of marriages that begin with on-line dating.

So, how do we find true love? And, what is “true love” after all? If we look for human love, perhaps there are many different answers to these questions. But, if we look for eternal love, I know for a fact there is one, and only one, answer. The Psalmist understood this very well when he wrote the words found in Psalm 86:5:

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

God is the one who abounds in love. He is the One who has such amazing love that He sent His one and only Son to die on a cruel cross of torture to pay the penalty for the sins of all mankind.

He is the God who, out of all the humans who have ever lived, has chosen certain individuals who He wishes to call to Himself and belong to Himself for all eternity. We humans don’t have the intellectual and spiritual capability to understand why God makes the choices that He makes. But, we can and do experience the result of those choices. For those He has chosen, He has revealed to them, by the Holy Spirit, the great gift He has given them of salvation from their sins through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The call of God on a person’s life is irresistible. His call is certain. His call is powerful. As the Holy Spirit reveals what God has done, there is a deep realization that arises within the heart and mind of a person that inevitably causes him or her to welcome, with great thanksgiving, the reality of what God has done for him or her.

This is what the Psalmist experienced. He came to know the God who loved him with everlasting love. His response was the words the Psalmist wrote in this Psalm.

Searching for some other human to love you? I cannot help you. Searching for an everlasting love from the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—Creator of All, Ruler of All? For this search, I can easily offer a very hopeful answer.

You see the very fact that you are searching for God guarantees that He is calling you to come and receive His gift of salvation. On the other hand, if you already know you belong to Him, then you can validate exactly what I am suggesting. And, that dear ones, is the most comforting realization we can ever experience.

 

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