Like how much God loves you. And how much His love can transform you.
Yesterday I watched the movie Blood Diamond.
At the end of the movie, this scene unfolds:
The father looks up. His son - hardened and detatched by the RUF solder's brainwashing and abuse - is pointing a gun towards his father. He's been trainined to shoot anyone and everyone who is not RUF.
But as he stands there, his father stands up and slowly begins walking towards him. Tears forming in his eyes, the father says,
"You are Dia Vandy of the proud Mende tribe. You are a good boy.
You love soccer and school. Your mother loves you so much! And the new baby!
And the cows wait for you, and the wild dog that obeys no one but you.
I know they made you do bad things, but you are not a bad boy.
I am your father who loves you, and you will come home with me and be my son again."
Dia melts in his father's arms, his gun down, tears streaming down his face.
It was this reminder of who Dia is, who he really is, and where he belongs, that melted away the hard shell around his heart, and returned him to his father's arms.
God does this with us. The enemy would love for us to believe that God doesn't love us, or that we are unworthy of His love. He wants us to think that his way is better for us than God's way (LIES!).
So your Father, in His never-ending, unconditional love, comes to you, and tells you who you REALLY are, and where you belong! Drop your defenses, and fall into His arms of love.
God speaks to us in many ways. One way is through the Bible - His love letter to us. It's chock-full of verses that identify who you are in Christ. Here are just a few from Romans 8:
You belong to Christ, and are freed from the power of sin and death! vs.1-2
You have been made right with God! vs 10
You are adopted into God's family! You are His son/daughter! vs 15-16
(that means you were CHOSEN! He doesn't have to love you - He wants to! You are His amazing creation, and He desires a deep relationship with you!)
You have overwhelming victory through Christ! vs 37
Nothing will ever be able to separate you from God's love! vs 38-39
And that's just from one chapter in one book of the Bible! God has a lot of love for you, a lot of good things to say to you, and a lot of great plans for your life. Ask Him - He'll tell you!
Enjoy His love and presence! It's why we were created - and nothing will ever compare to it.
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