This thought hit me the other day. God can’t love you or me any more than He already does.
I’ve been thinking about (meditating on) that for the last several days. I know He loves me perfectly and infinitely. But to think that He can’t love me more than He does seems to go a step further. If I think of mathematics and the concept of infinity, I can see it on the page: as x –> ∞, the limit of x is ∞. So, if “x” is God’s love, the extent of His love is infinite. . .and you can’t go more than infinity. That’s the whole ball game. It’s gobsmacking.
I can think of limits that I place on my love. I can think of boundaries I’ve had to put in place for people that I’ve cared about who have caused me pain.
If you’ve been to a sporting event, you’ve probably seen someone with a “John 3:16” sign. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.” That verse would hint at the type of love He has for us: He sent His one and only Son to rescue us.
I recognize that to have everlasting life, we must believe in Him. However, not believing in Him doesn’t negate His love for us. In my finite person, I want to pick sides and if you’re not on “my side,” well, then, you’re not eligible for my support, affection, and especially not my love.
God’s not that way. Instead, I read this about God: “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:8) While I wasn’t on His team, while we were ALL not on His team, He loved us so much that He couldn’t love us more.
The closest thing that I can come close to comparing His love for us is the expanse of the physical universe. . .and as huge as that is, it doesn’t compare.
Contemplate His love for you today. He can’t love you more because He’s already all in. . .immeasurably all in.
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