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Monday April 13
"I pray that you...may have power...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." Ephesians 3:17-18 NIV
Thomas Aquinas was one of the most prolific writers and thinkers of the Middle Ages. His Summa Theological is one of history's most exhausting and enduring theologies. But Aquinas never finished it because of something that happened on December 6, 1273, that caused him to quit writing. "All that I have written seems to be like straw," Aquinas said, "compared to what has now been revealed to me." Exactly what was revealed remains a mystery, but that one revelation surpassed all the knowledge he'd acquired. No matter your IQ that's what you need. You are not smart enough to reason your way to God. You need "the Spirit of wisdom and revelation" (Eph 1:17 NIV). Nothing will change your outlook, or even after your personality, like a revelation of God's love. But it's so diametrically different from the way we give and receive love on a human level. First of all, HIs love is unconditional. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more or less because He already loves you perfectly, eternally. Even when you don't reciprocate His love, it doesn't deter, deflect, or diminish His love. It accentuates it. "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Ro 5:8 NIV). It's easy to love others when they are at their best. But when they are at their worst? Not so much. But that's the test of true love. Our love tends to be reactive, but God's love is proactive. He loves us when we least expect it and least deserve it.
Monday April 13
"I pray that you...may have power...to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." Ephesians 3:17-18 NIV
Thomas Aquinas was one of the most prolific writers and thinkers of the Middle Ages. His Summa Theological is one of history's most exhausting and enduring theologies. But Aquinas never finished it because of something that happened on December 6, 1273, that caused him to quit writing. "All that I have written seems to be like straw," Aquinas said, "compared to what has now been revealed to me." Exactly what was revealed remains a mystery, but that one revelation surpassed all the knowledge he'd acquired. No matter your IQ that's what you need. You are not smart enough to reason your way to God. You need "the Spirit of wisdom and revelation" (Eph 1:17 NIV). Nothing will change your outlook, or even after your personality, like a revelation of God's love. But it's so diametrically different from the way we give and receive love on a human level. First of all, HIs love is unconditional. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more or less because He already loves you perfectly, eternally. Even when you don't reciprocate His love, it doesn't deter, deflect, or diminish His love. It accentuates it. "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Ro 5:8 NIV). It's easy to love others when they are at their best. But when they are at their worst? Not so much. But that's the test of true love. Our love tends to be reactive, but God's love is proactive. He loves us when we least expect it and least deserve it.
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