"Love That is Rendered"

"Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works." (Psalms 105:2)
If there is one thing that I have learned over these last 14 years, it's that God's love has nothing to do with circumstance or situation. We should never think that it does; yet, the world will always want you to see it as so, saying, "How can you say that God loves you, yet he let's that happen?" Don't buy into that way of thinking; don't let that sink into your heart! There are a whole list of people in the Scriptures that wrote about such things, things about the wicked prospering and the ones who serve God suffering. Some even expressed how difficult it was to accept, and how they wondered why they even served the LORD at all. But then they realized something that mattered more, that this is not where life ends. When you look at that, and you factor in Paul's words from 2 Corinthians 10:5-6, you can understand that our fight is not against flesh and blood; it never was about flesh and blood, but about the eternity of our soul. From the very beginning the devil has caused man to focus upon the temporary things and forget about the eternal; the eternal life that we have in God. That great lie that was uttered, "Ye shall not surely die," is still be uttered today, but now he has changed things up, by saying, "This will surely kill you." It's all about the temporary pleasures and this temporary life; the things that Jesus warned us about focusing on, saying, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." When it comes to sharing about God's wondrous works, if we are looking at life from our temporary situation or circumstance, then it might be really hard to share how wonderful God has been to you; whether or not you are holding out for something better down the road. His joy is for now, right now, in your current situation, right now, through the circumstance; His love is in the trial and suffering! Whether you believe me or not, there is almost not a day that goes by when I do not sing to my wife. It is really weird, but I never sang to her before her accident. But now, it seems so right; it causes a reaction in her look towards me, and I am reminded that she is there. I have had people try and tell me that she is not really there, and I need to tell them that they don't know what they are talking about. It reminds me of the conversation I heard on Rich Buhler's show when "Silent Scream" came out in 1984. He was talking to some kind of expert in human anatomy and prenatal care, and she was talking about the part in the movie where the baby in the womb is being torn apart, and how its reactions were only reflex actions and there was no pain associated with it; as if there was really not a live person in there. I remember the anger I felt towards that woman, and how I had wished she could experience her limbs being torn off and see if it hurt or not. This is a really strange world we live in, where experts really have no clue what they are talking about. One more reason that we need to read our Bible and stick to what God says, not what the world says. Just remember that God's love is never out of reach or far away; we are all His Temple, living and breathing tents where God has His Tabernacle abiding in us. We can experience God's love in any situation and through every circumstance...
"That same day two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. But God kept them from recognizing him. He asked them, "What are you discussing so intently as you walk?" They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, "You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days. "What things? Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happen three days ago."" (Luke 24:13-21) NLT