The Love of God

I've been contemplating the love of God lately (as if I could even begin to grasp it). The Bible says in John 15:13 "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." (NIV) We are loved by someone that posses the greatest love there is! This Psalm really stuck out to me as describing the things God does for us, the ways He loves us, and the praise He deserves. 

Psalm 103

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits - 
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 
He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. 
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. 
As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. 
but from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children' children - with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. 
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
(NIV) 


A song about God's love includes my favorite thoughts about the subject:

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
The skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
Each man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
(The Love of God written by Fred­er­ick Leh­man)

HE'S SO AMAZING!!! :D
God's indescribable love leaves me speechless. I can never repay Him for this kind of love. 
It has helped me understand and appreciate His love more by thinking of each blessing as a gift sent specially for me. (A couple evenings ago it was a gorgeous sunset, a gentle wind blowing in my hair, and a beautiful view of His creation...and of course...a long talk! :) He always has lots of time for me! He listens to my praise, requests, pain, worry...and understands it all. Because He's been there! Let's never take the love of God for granted! He wants our love and praise and devotion back! Give Him some of "your" time. 

"And remember, He loves you very much!" ;)