It always amazes me to realize the love God has for us. Where ever we go, whatever we are doing, whatever the time of day or the place, His love is ever reaching out toward us. We cannot escape His Love, there is no place to run!!
The fullness of the Father dwells in Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ lives in us, in our bodies. We bring Jesus with us as we go… When we go to the store, to the workplace, to the park, anywhere and everywhere we go. This is the hope of glory, Jesus Christ lives in us. We get to bring the Love of God with us, to everyone we meet, at work, on the street and even to those at church.
A lot of people have an idea what God is and what His love might be. But those who have tasted His love and seen it action in our own lives and to those we come in contact with know, His Love is our source, our life and our strength. It is the Love of the Father that powers everything. It is why the only begotten son of God came to earth and died for all of us… The proof of His love for us. There is no greater love than this, that one lay down his life for a friend, and Jesus is our true friend.
It is why Peter fell to his knees on that tiny fishing boat when he realized that this Jesus who was teaching from his boat, was the Christ, the one sent from God the Father. Peter suddenly knew who he was, a sinner and had experienced the Love of God who was standing right in front of him. He had just seen a miracle of fish filling his net where he knew there were no fish in the deep waters. He had met the Love of God head on. It changed him forever, he experienced what agape love was, face to face. Peter cried out “Lord”. He had just met his Lord and his God, he had just found the Love of God. Forever was Peter changed and the world would itself be changed by this revelation.
And… He is Alive… Jesus is alive, In us. hallelujah. hallelujah. hallelujah.
Meditate on what this means while you listen to Kelley Mooney’s version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.