“We love because He first loved us”

I hear people tell of how we, as Chrsitians, are to become good at worshiping our God before we get to heaven because once we get there that’s all we’ll be doing for eternity. I was in a prayer meeting when this came to mind and a simple revelation dawned on me.

We become good at worship by letting God reveal himself in our lives. When we let Him love us and bless us and pour His grace upon us we are moved too give thanks and glory and honor and praise to Him.

God has a legion of Angels and a multitude of those who have gone before us around His throne worshiping Him non-stop. They’re in Heaven. The fullness of God is revealed. I don’t think there is much more God can do for them. They already have it all! And by having it all they worship Him for eternity.

I realized that the more I receive from God, His blessing and especially His love, the more I want to say thank You and I worship You. I received His love by realizing there is no condemnation because no matter what I do wrong, or right, I am man and He is God. I am supposed to need Him. Perfection is not expected from me (though I do desire and strive for it).

This isn’t to say you should go sin but “…where sin increased, grace increased all the more…” Rom 5:20.

Where I myself have received love and grace I desire to give gratitude. He desires to give Himself to you.   All of himself.  He can’t give anymore of Himself to those in Heaven.  We are the ones who need it!  He came to Earth to share that same fullness with us. We have His fullness. “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.” Col 2:9-10 We can live in it! And live here on the Earth! Where our hearts desire can be afforded to us. Not for us but so we can afford God His heart’s desire. To worship Him. For who He is and what He has done (and will do… He’s comin!). And He has done much and continues to do more. He knows our nature. He knows we’re fallen. He’s not surprised or disappointed when we fall. He desires for us to come to Him when it happens. He wants to be our strength, the one who shows us love and mercy greater than anyone or anything else. All we have to do is let Him. Receive it! It’s ours.

“We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19