Week Eleven-Day Two: End of Day

Let’s take another look at that A. W. Pink quote.

“What was there in me to attract the heart of God? Absolutely nothing. But, on the contrary, there was everything to repel Him, everything calculated to make Him loathe me – sinful, depraved, a mass of corruption, with ‘no good thing’ in me.”[1]

It sounds a little depressing, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you, but here’s why it bothers me. I don’t want to be loved for no reason. I want to be loved for a lot of reasons that all relate to me. I want to be loved because I’m clever, or because I’m good-looking, or because I’m wise or strong or engaging or charming … I want to be loved because I’m attractive and impressive. Somewhere inside I believe this is the kind of love I really need; it satisfies my ego.

But I’ve come to realize that that inside voice is wrong. I don’t really need or even want to be loved because of how I perform or how I make someone else feel. Not really. The thing is, if they love me for that reason, then they can stop loving me when I don’t perform or when I don’t make them feel a certain way. Actually, this happens all the time to our love, doesn’t it?

But God loves us because … He loves us. He is love! No other explanation is needed. And we can’t do anything to make Him stop being love.

We’ll have more to say about this tomorrow. Spend a minute thanking Him for who He is.

Lights out!