I deployed to Colorado with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief in July. We went with the purpose of helping victims clean up and recover their homes (what was left of them) from the wildfires that had ravaged the forest and the people there. In the two weeks that I was there I saw God's love and the work of the Holy Spirit first hand.
No matter what changes around us, whether it be the loss of a home, a job, a family member, a pet, or the loss of relationships, one thing remains. God's love.
God's love is as the description says, unchanging. What ever we do, God loves us. What ever we don't do, God loves us. His thoughts of us are precious to Him. He regards us above all things.
In our pursuit of living according to how God wants us to live, we need to remember that His love is constant. It isn't fleeting, or temporary, it goes on forever. Another good word....forever; for a limitless time, continually. Incredible.
In discovering God's love while in Colorado, I also met the Holy Spirit. I call Him friend, fellow worker, the broken hearted. Why? Because I saw His work come full circle in helping each. The only way we can truly love others like God loves us is to serve them. Our love has to remain forever, just like Gods.
Once we understand and embrace this amazing, unchanging, continual love of God, then and only then will we be able to keep working along side the Holy Spirit to see the fruits of our labor.
"Long ago the Lord said to Israel: 'I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.' " Jeremiah 31:3
