I Love Him

Happy Spring!!

Today I am really grateful. There is nothing greater than being given the steadfast love of the Lord and His new mercy every morning. In fact, THIS morning. So often, I wake up with such a dead heart… and somehow He comes and melts me. Well, its safe to say I’m being melted here at Overflow Cafe.. physically and emotionally. Physically because its a whopping 70 degrees and the sun is shining here in the otherwise frozen tundra of MN!! (Hence, the Happy Spring greeting)… and sitting outside hearing the water from the fountain is also reminding me of life… emotionally because of the Word. It is NO JOKE. I just can’t believe that every time I open it, I come alive. Is it so strange that God’s own voice resonates with all the longing in my soul? The soul that He made? It makes perfect sense…

As I am reading this morning, I am humbled to tears. Because none of these words would make me come alive if Jesus had not died on the cross. If He was not my perfect advocate, the atonement for all my sin… if He had not come and opened up my mind and my heart, I would remain spiritually dead and unawakened. I would not have a heart of stone turned into a heart of flesh.

I was reading through the Psalms a bit today… and I just leaped in my soul echoing David in Psalm 65:1-4…

“Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!”

There is just nothing better than being a daughter of such a worthy, humble, righteous king. I am a welcomed sinner in the arms of God. I am free to be showered with love and affection from Him… oh this is so much more than I deserve. This is so much better than anything else this life could offer.

All I can say today…is… I love Him. I love Jesus.  He’s come to such great lengths to rescue me… and it is so sweet to be saved by Him! I am in awe of His gift of life to me… of His steadfast love to such a wandering, lost distracted girl.  His humility and selfless love.. If that’s what God is like, I have so far to come in being like him.  If that’s what God is like, I cannot help but fall on my face and worship Him alone.  I can’t help loving Him today.. what grace.  These moments are rare… there are few days where I actually love Him.

Today, I do.  All because He has first loved ME.  I sinned against God, and He loved me.  A pretty lopsided exchange, huh?  His love doesn’t make sense, it seems so foolish He would love His enemies… He would love me.  I feel all light-hearted in my soul today… what can I say?  I’m totally captivated by Him today.