Jeremiah 31:3 ‘The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee

DAILY READING – Romans 8; 1 Samuel 17:1-54; Psalm 62

Doris Duke, heiress to the American Tobacco Company fortune, was once one of the richest women in the world. She had a fortune estimated at billions of dollars and had fabulous houses in Hawaii, Newport, Beverley Hills, and New York City. When she was about to get married, her wealth was so vast, that the U.S. government had to draw up her prenuptial agreement. When they presented her husband with the document, upon the realization of her net worth, he fainted. The issue of her wealth and the resultant distrust eventually led to the failure of Doris’ marriage, as she was never sure if her husband loved her or her money.

Although she was a fixture on the international social scene, yet she remained desperately lonely, because she was unsure if anyone truly loved her for herself or for her wealth. After two failed marriages Duke became a semi-recluse. Because of her great fortune, she was always suspicious of relationships, especially after realizing that people were going to great lengths to try to win her affection. Unable to trust anyone, she lived a lonely life and eventually died alone at her Beverly Hills mansion, without family or friends.

Many people in the world today like Doris Duke, are desperately seeking for true love. The Samaritan woman was someone who had been burned by bad relationships. She had been in relationship with six men, but was still not satisfied. She had been looking for love in the wrong places. But that day by the well she came face to face with love personified.

John 4:13-14 says ‘Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.’

Other things may pacify, but only God’s love can truly satisfy. When you are thirsty, you can drink coke, Pepsi or any other soft drink, but your thirst will not be truly quenched until you drink water. The same way we can receive love from diverse relationships, but the only love that can  truly satisfy us is the love that comes from God.

Part of what we want from friendships is to know that the other person won’t leave us, no matter what is encountered.  Even if we disclose our deepest scars and they see our worst imperfections, we would  still like to know that through thick and thin they will still be there for us.  But that is not always the case.  And because we have had too many bad examples of human love, we find it hard sometimes to understand divine love. But God’s love is unconditional, it is everlasting.

Jeremiah 31:3 says ‘The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.’

We don’t have to be broken from place to place and person to person looking for true love. When life has wounded you and you find yourself falling, be assured that God’s hand can catch you and keep you from hitting rock bottom. In Deuteronomy 33:27 God says He is our refuge, and His everlasting arms are ever under us.

And to truly understand the love of God we have to have an in-depth knowledge of His Word. It is through His Word that we begin to grasp the height and depth and reach of His amazing love that passes understanding. And as we begin to receive His love and respond to it, then our lives will be truly transformed.

It doesn’t matter what you may be facing right now, be rest assured that God loves you very much. He has loved you with an everlasting love. He has been using different circumstances to draw you closer to Him. Whatever may be the circumstance surrounding you today, God will always be there for you, He will uphold you with the right hand of His righteousness and He will never leave you nor forsake you.

And as we have experienced the love of Christ, let us also share this love with the hurting world around us, by spreading the good news of the Gospel continually.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me a greater revelation of  Your love so that my life can be revolutionized. Thank You also for igniting in me a deeper hunger of Your Word so that through indepth study, I can truly be established in Your amazing love in Jesus Name.

QUOTE

It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222.