“Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.”
I was recently in a conversation with a friend who is not yet a Christian, when they made the statement, “Yeah, but God loves those who accept Him.” That caused me to pause and consider what they were implying. I asked if they meant that God didn’t love a person until they decided to turn their life over to Him, and their answer was, “Well, yeah.” It was both meaningful and enjoyable to disabuse them of that false belief and to affirm the love of God for every person He created. It was also a joy to lift their hope by pointing them to the God who showed us, “He loved first” (1 Jn). Understanding that no one starts out ahead of anyone else in the journey toward a relationship with God can be humbling—but more importantly, it’s freeing and even exciting for most of us, especially those who find it hard to fathom that the Creator of the universe would take a personal interest in us, let alone love us. The reality is this: if you were the only person alive on planet Earth, you would still need a Savior—and He would still come for you. God made all of us. We all came into being with nothing, and we will leave the same way. And yet, somewhere in between, we will encounter the love of God, our Maker. Today, live in that love. #BeTheEdge
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 NIV
