“The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.”

Psalm 35:27

 
Sometimes, I forget that God loves me. He who rules Heaven and has power to create and destroy, and is concerned with billions of people, not to mention birds, fish, and just about anything else that affects our lives — this God shows me by His actions toward me that He loves me. But God is not an emotionless being.  He does not do such a great thing as answer prayer and then feel nothing in His heart.  He gives me a blessing, and then experiences joy when I am joyous.  Likewise, He is grieved when I sin.

 
It’s easy to think of God as impersonal because we rarely (if ever) experience His emotions with our senses.  I pray for boldness, insight or humility. I might see how God answers my prayer, but I don’t get to see the expression on His face when He does answer.

 
Jesus was God in human flesh.  Sometimes, I am surprised at how emotional Jesus seemed to be, weeping for Jerusalem or disrupting the money-changers’ tables.  Yet, my image of our Father can be quite cold — a solemn, distant God sitting in Heaven by himself while he dictates methodically to His angels.

 
Of course, God is not like that, but Jesus is the exact representation of His emotion — His joy, anger, sorrow, and love.  It IS amazing that God loves me with greater passion than even a wife, child or close relative.   If I can remember how much God delights in my well-being, I will be more likely to focus on how much I love Him.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 18th, 2006 at 5:40 am and is filed under Daily Readings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.