God’s love for you is everlasting. He shows His love in ways that span past, present, and future. He depicts and describes this love for His people, Israel in Hosea 11. He loves His people, believers in Christ, in these ways as well. In my message on August 17 on God’s Everlasting Love, I talked about eight ways God shows His everlasting love, then ended with this prayerful response to these ways God loves us. You may wish to use this to guide you as you respond to your loving God.
Father,
You love us with everlasting love.
When you call us, help us to answer.
When you teach us to walk, help us to take steps.
When you show us the sickness of our sin and offer to heal us with forgiveness, help us to admit our need and accept your healing.
When you gently draw us, help us willingly come close to you.
When you feed us with spiritual food, help us to receive it and grow.
When you chasten us, may we not stiffen ourselves against it, but be changed by it.
When we realize how you agonize over us, help us want to please you, not cause you more pain.
When we begin to grasp what you have promised us, may we live in confident expectation that you will complete what you have begun.
Lord, we want to know you. You are love. You loved us and gave Yourself for us. You love us with everlasting love. May we love you more and more.
Amen.
Dean H. Taylor 