God delivers generous love, he makes good on his word. (Psa 57:3). Does he speak and not do what he says? Does he promise and not come through? (Num 23:19)This week I read the above verses in The Message, and, as I often am, I was arrested by them. I read them in the same 'session' but they are from different parts of the Bible.
What struck me was the definition of "God's generous
love". This is that he makes good on his word. This is also confirmed in
the second verse - when God speaks, he means what he says. And the fulfilling
of his promises is his "generous love". For this reason, if we want
to enjoy his love, we are to be people of & in the word. There is no substitute for knowing &
taking hold of his promises, and for spending time walking in his word, even
basking in it. No amount of listening to preachers will replace that. And in
that basking, we abide in his generous love.
The ultimate expression of his word & promise is Jesus
himself. He is the living word, and in him all the promises of God have God's
YES! attached to them. And surely it is in Jesus we find God's generous love
incarnate!
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