Thoughts on Love for God
So I was driving back home from work and after it had been a very long day and full of stuff to do, my mind began to wander. I was thinking about something I had overheard on the radio or perhaps the news and of course I began thinking about God.
I was thinking, I love God. God is awesome. Everyone should love God. This made me then think about how God made us. He wanted beings that would love Him just because of how kewl He is and not because of the stuff He can do/does for us. I was thinking about how people in general feel the same way. I would imagine that people want their friends and family to like/love them because they are fun, interesting, kewl people, not because of what they could possibly do or do for them. Which of course brought me back to thinking about God.
I love God because God is awesome. But then again, I think about my prayers and salvation. Jesus died for us and we love Him for it. But.. would we love Jesus/God if there was no salvation? If I did not know Jesus had died for me would I still love and serve God? If Jesus had not died for me at all, would I still love and serve God? Or would I be a heathen and do whatever I wanted and go in search of a god that 'comforted' me and made me 'secure.'
This then made me think of the jewish people in the Old Testament. They did not have the salvation of Jesus, but they loved and followed God. Of course they weren't perfect, they were humans. That is why in the end, Jesus died for us. But that then proves my point kind of. The Jewish people kept falling away from God and making big horrible desicions. Would I be like one of those people if I did not have Jesus?
So... with all this in mind, I wonder, yes I love God because He did and does aweosome stuff for me. However, because I've been reading and studying the Bible more and learning more about God, I've found out how rocking God is. I mean, whether or not there was the marvelous gift of Jesus and salvation, God is still King and totally rules. Yeah!
In your face Satan! Thinking you can confuse me... boo yah!! Get under my feet in the name of Jesus!
So I was driving back home from work and after it had been a very long day and full of stuff to do, my mind began to wander. I was thinking about something I had overheard on the radio or perhaps the news and of course I began thinking about God.
I was thinking, I love God. God is awesome. Everyone should love God. This made me then think about how God made us. He wanted beings that would love Him just because of how kewl He is and not because of the stuff He can do/does for us. I was thinking about how people in general feel the same way. I would imagine that people want their friends and family to like/love them because they are fun, interesting, kewl people, not because of what they could possibly do or do for them. Which of course brought me back to thinking about God.
I love God because God is awesome. But then again, I think about my prayers and salvation. Jesus died for us and we love Him for it. But.. would we love Jesus/God if there was no salvation? If I did not know Jesus had died for me would I still love and serve God? If Jesus had not died for me at all, would I still love and serve God? Or would I be a heathen and do whatever I wanted and go in search of a god that 'comforted' me and made me 'secure.'
This then made me think of the jewish people in the Old Testament. They did not have the salvation of Jesus, but they loved and followed God. Of course they weren't perfect, they were humans. That is why in the end, Jesus died for us. But that then proves my point kind of. The Jewish people kept falling away from God and making big horrible desicions. Would I be like one of those people if I did not have Jesus?
So... with all this in mind, I wonder, yes I love God because He did and does aweosome stuff for me. However, because I've been reading and studying the Bible more and learning more about God, I've found out how rocking God is. I mean, whether or not there was the marvelous gift of Jesus and salvation, God is still King and totally rules. Yeah!
In your face Satan! Thinking you can confuse me... boo yah!! Get under my feet in the name of Jesus!
1 Comments:
You are like one of those Jews in the OT. You crucified Christ and yet, you are still shown the favor of the Lord
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