The Way That He Loves

One of the most astounding Scriptures to me is found in John 17.  Jesus prayed these words to the Heavenly Father, before He became the Sacrificial Lamb on the cross - bearing the sins of the whole world in His body.  Here they are:

"...and the love with which You have loved Me may be in them and I in them."

After our Lord's resurrection and ascension, the Holy Spirit of God penned these words through the Apostle Paul, "and to KNOW the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge..."  Ephesians 3

Before that phrase though came these words:  "to know the breadth, length, heighth and depth..."

How many of us know the depths of Him?  How many of us have discovered HIS way of living the Life He Himself has placed within us.

How many of us KNOW the love with which the Father loved the Son?

We know some.  But God says there is the depth, the height, the length, and the breadth.
For me personally, the best way I know that I am discovering God's Truth , is when I have tears of joy and incredible awe over the reality of God and His Son.  I also know I am receiving this understanding by no works of my own, but the simple receiving in faith, what God has already said He had done through Christ. God wants to reveal Him to any willing heart.

We are not to demand others to love us or condemn ourselves for not being so loving.  God's way is, for us to look to HIM within our hearts, and let Him flow out of us as vessels, because we contain HIM who is LOVE.

Anything else is imitation.  So let our failure to love be an open door of faith to discover that it is HIM within our hearts "doing" the loving - in this way we will simply come back for MORE just like a child with an empty plate, expectant for more of that marvelous food!

If you don't know this song and can't hum it today, at least enjoy the lyrics - it's one of the most simple of songs ever written years ago but indeed precious:

the way that He loves
is as fair as the day
that blesses my way with light
the way that He loves
is as soft as the breeze
caressing the trees at night

so tender and precious is He
contented with Jesus i'll be
the way that He loves
is so thrilling because
His love reaches even me

the way that He loves
is as deep as the sea
His spirit shall be my stay
the way that He loves
is as pure as a rose
much sweeter He grows each day

His peace hovers near like a dove
i know there's a heaven above
to Jesus i cling
life's a wonderful thing
because of the way
He loves

"Thank you God for revealing the GREAT LOVE of Yours in the face of Jesus Christ - for the Holy Spirit teaching us all things pertaining to Him.  Thank you for the way you love us:  With the same love you have loved Your Son, Jesus Christ who dwells in us.  We look to YOU in faith to flow out of us, but also open our hearts to receive the MAGNITUDE of WHO YOU ARE:  LOVE.
In Jesus' precious name.  Amen."

In Jesus,
Sue Gaither