God’s Love. As I sit and contemplate this love it boggles my mind. God’s love for us makes no sense at all. It’s boundless, wild, and free. We limit God’s love with the boundaries we have in our love for others. We can’t comprehend the limitless love by a Holy God. He must have a limits to His love, right? How far can someone go till God says no more? Until He says “I will not love them”.

There are the unforgivable sins in our minds. The person who broke our hearts with unrequited love. The person who betrayed us. The person who came in and stole our trust. What about the person who molested us or our children? What about the murderer? The drunk driver who destroyed our world.  Surely God’s love can’t go to that extent?

When we  look at the world with the human eye we can draw a line. My Christian love only goes so far but don’t push it. I have seen, heard, and experienced some pretty unforgivable things in my life. Did God stop loving the perpetrator? Does God love me when it’s been me who’s done the unforgivable? Is there a limit?

The only limit to God’s love is the one in our minds. His love extends even to the one who will never turn to Him. He loves even the one who will one day walk into eternity in hell. He’s called out to the soul of every person. He tried to win the heart of each of them. Imagine loving someone so much your heart aches for them but they turn away. Imagine the heartbreak.

God has the power to make someone love him or follow him. He loves us enough to let us keep our free will to choose this love or walk away.

What about the days that life is so bleak for us. We are buried in grief and pain. Such a deep pit of sorrow. What if we find ourselves in a concentration camp facing gas chambers as Corrie Ten Boom did. Is God’s love able to reach us there? The answer is “Yes!” God’s love reaches to us in the dark. His light shines on us and rescues us in that cold dark place.

In 1987 the story of an 18 month old named Jessica held the world’s attention. She had fallen down a well in her aunts backyard in Midland, Tx. She was stuck 22 feet down. It took 58 hours for rescuers to reach her. I remember our whole family watched the news. We waited and prayed for hours for this little one. God was there with her. She has said in interviews that she knows He was there. The world cheered as she was delivered from the pit. I think God and His angels cheer when we are finally delivered.

Luke 15:10 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

The Bible tells of the Great Shepherd who leaves the 99 to find the 1 lost sheep.

Luke 15:4-7 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

I’ve been in some pretty dark times. I didn’t see how God could reach me. I knew I had actually dug that hole myself. I had shaken my fist at God and had purposefully walked away to wallow in my anger, pain, and sin. I walked with this anger for almost a year. I refused to pray. To go to church. Even avoiding all the people who would try to bring me back into my faith. As I look back on it, I can see God’s hand in guiding me back. He used circumstances to channel me to restore my relationship with Him again. Even during my year of rebellion He was working it out for my good.

He was still loving me in the pit. His grace and mercy were available the whole time. He hadn’t changed His love for me. I think one of the greatest tools the enemy has is convincing people they have gone too far and God could not love them now. What a complete lie that is. There is nothing that separates us from the love of God. Romans 8:38-39 says “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our LORD.”

I believe there are those who will never choose to follow Jesus. They will go to Hell if they die in that state. Did God stop loving them? Not for one minute. He loves them and is so very grieved by their choice. He will not force you to follow him. We have free will.

I am so very thankful for His love. He has reached out to me in the pit and lifted me up. Angels rejoiced as Jesus brought back the lost sheep.

Corey Asbury sings: 

“Reckless Love”

Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath, You breathed Your life in me
You have been so, so kind to me

Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah

When I was Your foe, still Your love fought for me
You have been so, so good to me
When I felt no worth, You paid it all for me
You have been so, so kind to me

Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah

There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me
There’s no shadow You won’t light up
Mountain You won’t climb up
Coming after me
There’s no wall You won’t kick down
Lie You won’t tear down
Coming after me

Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
And I couldn’t earn it, I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah