UNCONDITIONAL LOVE


“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life: and I will dwell 
in the house of the LORD for ever.” 
 ~   Psalm 23:6


Good morning to you on this fine day. Not sure if it will be sunshiny or not but I hope so. Enjoyed the sun yesterday so much. I am going to share this excerpt from Dick Woodward on mercy with you today.

"The reality that God loves us unconditionally is often described in the Bible by one word: “MERCY”. This word is found 366 times in the Bible – that’s one for every day of the year, and it even includes leap year – because God knows we need His mercy every day. 280 of these references to the mercy of God are found in the Old Testament.
 
My favorite is the last verse of the 23rd Psalm where David wrote: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Hebrew scholars tell us that the word “follow” could be translated “pursue.” This means that David believed the unconditional love of God pursued him all the days of his life. What a dynamic truth. God not only loves us unconditionally, He pursues us with His unconditional love all the days of our lives.

Does that mean He loves us when He is cutting us back or chastening us? Absolutely! The author of the book of Hebrews tells us that if He did not chasten us we would be like illegitimate children and not His sons and daughters (Hebrews 12:5-11). Chastening confirms the reality that He loves us. When we are experiencing one of those cutbacks, rather than thinking that He does not love us anymore, the opposite may be true: He is pursuing us with His unconditional love."
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.        ~ Psalm 86:5
Adapted from The Unconditional Love of God by Dick Woodward.
I pray that you enjoyed this excerpt on mercy today. God loves all of us so much. It doesn't matter how we act, what we say or do, He loves us anyway. His love is never ending, it endures forever, and is unfailing!
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People 
take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
~   Psalm 36:7

...neither height nor depth, nor anything else in 
all creation, will be able to separate us from the 
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
~   Romans 8:39

Have a beautiful day!

 Les 





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