Moment of Insight

Sometimes we have moments in our lives where God reveals a little more about Himself. At times, He does it through other people, events or circumstances, and even through simple moments of reflection. The other day I had an opportunity to do some prayer and reflection and the Lord opened a moment of insight about a word He had spoken to me a few days prior.

He had said that He needs us, it wasn't so much about what we could do for Him or for others, He passionately needs us. We are His children and as any good father He was trying to let me know about His love and care for us. But, the other day, in a moment of insight, He opened up a whole new concept that was like another piece of the puzzle of God's need for us. He said it to me this way, "I don't love you because I need you, I need you because I love you." What He was saying in that moment was that His love is not like the world's love for us, where because we have something someone needs, they love us. God doesn't love us because He needs something from us. His need for us exists because He does love us, purely and without condition.

At this time of the year, with Christmas approaching it is so easy to become caught up in the buying of gifts and the giving and receiving of gifts. But, God's greatest gift to us was in the form of His Son, who represents God's great love for us. He needs us to accept Him and believe in Him, because He loves us. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him should not perish; but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved." John 3:16,17

May the blessing of His love penetrate our hearts this Christmas season as we remember this greatest gift of all, His Son.