BIBLE PASSAGE:
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens;
Your faithfulness to the skies.
(Psalm 36:5)
MEDITATION:
Measurements are important when building structures or making apparel.
They are critical in the field of medicine. In the field of sports, measurements
are required for comparing contestants. However there are some things that
cannot be measured definitively.
How do we measure the impact of a touch when a person is hurting?
How do we measure the effect of an encouraging word to someone who is down?
How do we measure the spirit of someone
when another person goes out of their way to do something for them?
How do we measure the importance of a listening ear
to someone who desperately needs to talk to someone?
The Psalmist could not measure the love and faithfulness of the Lord,
but he knew it was enormous!
Even though love cannot be measured,
it has been categorized into seven types:
Agape (a universal, self-sacrificing type of love)
Phileo (a friendship love that is kind and generous)
Eros (a type of passionate, romantic love)
Storge
(a familial love – pertaining to the love between parents and children)
Ludus (a playful love – sometimes referred to as puppy love)
Pragma
(a practical love – kind of a dutiful, long-term commitment type of love)
Philautia
(a self-love which can be healthy (high self-esteem), or unhealthy (egotism))
Of course, the love of the Lord falls into the category of “agape” love.
It is a genuine and unselfish love for others.
It is a love that remains steadfast,
even when the object of that love disappoints.
It is a love that has consideration and compassion for others.
It is an unselfish love that considers others as important
and has a desire to see them become the best they can be,
both morally and spiritually.
Young people talk a lot about love; most of their songs are about love.
Victor Hugo said long ago,
“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved”.
Sigmund Freud stated,
“Love is the first requirement for mental health”.
ACTION:
The Bible teaches us that “God IS love” and that God loves you. It is
of paramount importance to realize that truth. And loving you, God
has a wonderful plan for your life. Who else could plan and guide
your life as well as a God with an enormous love for you?
Pray,
“Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me with a sincere love
that cannot be measured. When I am down, I know that Your
love is always available, because Your faithfulness reaches to
the skies. Help me to remember that when I feel unloved by
others, I can be assured that I will always be loved by You.
Teach me to love others in the same manner that You love me.
Help me to consider others as more important than myself, in
obedience to the instructions in Your Word. I pray that I will
express my love for You in a manner that can be seen by others,
so that in some way, it may point them to Your Son, Jesus.”
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