Jn 3:16. For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son.

We have been looking at some ‘false beliefs’ that destroy our trust in God and prevent us from receiving God’s promises. The last one we’ll look at is that of LOVE. If we don’t believe God loves us, it makes it difficult to receive His promises.

There has been much teaching in the Church that presents God as  judgemental, angry, condemning and punishing. This ‘image’ of God breeds fear and a withdrawing from His presence.

Whereas a grace perspective builds an image of a loving, accepting and forgiving God who expresses His love to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Jn 3:16. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (NKJV)

The wonderful thing about God’s love is that we don’t have to earn it, neither do we have to prove our love to Him. NO! In the New Covenant, it’s God who earnestly desires to show His love to us. Our role is to simply receive it.

1 Jn 4:10. This is love: it is not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son as the sacrifice that deals with our sins. (CEB)

I Love You This Much!

Not only does He love us, but He has perfected His love in us, and perfect love is unconditional love. God loves us whether we live in victory or defeat. Therefore we can be struggling with problems and have besetting sins, but know that God loves us; and if we know He loves us unconditionally, we can come to Him to receive His love and claim His promises.
1 Jn 4:17. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. (NKJV

God’s promises are not given on the basis that we have to earn them by our behaviour. NO! They are given to us because we are in His Son, Jesus Christ. It’s Christ who is accepted by His Father, and because we are in Christ, we are accepted!

1 Jn 4:17. As He is so are we in this world. (NKJV)

Knowing we are loved unconditionally, gives us the confidence and boldness to claim and receive God’s promises.

In our next Blog we will look at how to release His promises into our lives.

Meditation Point: Thank You Lord that you love me unconditionally whether I live in victory or defeat,  and I am always accepted by You.

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