OTHERS RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS, BUT WHERE ARE MINE?

SCRIPTURE:
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:  “I have loved you
with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”  
(Jeremiah 31:3)

MEDITATION:
Have you ever stopped and meditated about the love of God?
His love is baffling and beyond our understanding.
Our love is often conditional (dependent on the actions of the target of our love).
But God’s love is unconditional – it remains constant regardless of our actions.

His love is an incomprehensible and inexplicable mystery.
Man cannot adequately illustrate the righteousness of God and His love.
It cannot be measured or explained, yet we could not live without it.
Imagine how different our life would be if God withdrew His love.

Because of God’s love, He has many blessings for those who love Him.
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived” – the things God has prepared
for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Some people say they have not received God’s blessings.
First of all, they may not have acknowledged the blessings He has given them.
Secondly, it they are missing out on God’s blessings, then based
on the scriptures, it could be because they don’t love Him as they should.
Some want to give God a token expression of their love
and then expect His best blessings for them.

For instance, there are some CEO Christians who come to God’s house
to praise and worship Him on Christmas and Easter Only (CEO’s).
Others may join the Lord at His house less than fifty percent of the year.
The love relationship between God and believers doesn’t work like that.
We can’t expect His all when we give Him our partial – that’s not love.
Love says,
“God I want Your all and Your best, so I will give You my all and my best”.

One other thing about God’s love – it “draws” people to Him.
It doesn’t demand anything, but rather attracts people through His loving kindness.
In other words, once people become aware of how loving and kind He is,
they have a desire to know Him better.
The more they love Him, the more time they want to spend with Him.

However, at the same time, Satan is busy ‘drawing’ people
away from the Lord and causing them to miss out on His blessings.
Satan even helps us in justifying the reasons we only give God a portion
of what we could give, and a partial of what He wants from those who love Him.

ACTION:
Are you receiving all of the blessings God has for you?
If not, then how are you failing to show your love for Him?
You do believe His Word is true, don’t you?
He says He has prepared much for those who love Him.
His work in you has only begun – He has a wonderful, exciting and thrilling future
for all of His children who love Him and show their love through their actions.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, although I cannot fathom the vastness of Your love
for me, I know that You do love me with an unchanging love. I also
realize that You have many blessings for me that may be locked away
because of my failure to love You as I should. Forgive me for not giving
You the priority You deserve in my life. Help me to make the changes I
need to make so that I will love You more, and so that I will want to spend
more time with You and the rest of Your family. I want to unlock the door
to the additional blessings You have for me, and according to Your Word,
the amount of my love for You is the key to those blessings. Thank You that
Your love for me is unchanging!”