Loves You More Than You Can Imagine

God

LOVE SOME ONE TODAY: Lesson 2

One-to-One Discipleship for Catholics by Bo Sanchez

Ask any mother.When she gave birth to her baby, she already loved herchild. The baby didn’t do anything good yet. The infant didn’t learn to say, “I love you, Mommy.” Neither has she won any medals in school yet. In fact, the baby didn’t come out cute and cuddly. It came out covered in blood and screaming.

Yet the mother loved her baby from the very start.

Here’s my point:

If an imperfect mother can give

“unearned” love to her child, how much

more can God love you even before you do

anything good?

God delights in you. More than you can imagine.

No matter who you are or what you’ve done, He loves you. He will always love you. Yes, you can shut out that love from your life but you cannot

do anything to decrease His love for you.

Imagine a man using an umbrella in the rain.He has no control over the rain. But he can hide beneath his umbrella so he won’t get wet.

But this unearnedlove of God

is very disturbingTo many people.

Perhaps some were raised by unloving parents orin broken homes. Perhaps some were raised in religious legalism.

Perhaps they were taught that God is an insecure.

Which is a LIE.

But the only way you can ever change your life is to accept this relentless affection of God for you. Open yourself to Him. Let His powerful love transform you completely.

Jesus showed us an incredible love for sinners. No matter who you are or what you have done,

God loves you and wants to give you a new life.

Matthew 9:10-12

Later, Jesus and His disciples were having dinner atMatthew’s house. Many tax collectors and other

sinners were also there. Some Pharisees asked Jesus’ disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax

collectors and other sinners?” Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor, but

sick people do.”

Throw Away Your UmbrellaPeople wonder why, despite their sins, they still receive God’s love.

Imagine a man holding an umbrella amidst a great

storm. No matter how much he tries, he will still get wet.

Romans 3:23For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Your umbrella is your sin that tries to block God’s love from your life. According to the Bible, all of us use umbrellas of

sin...

The big problem is that sin multiplies. We drift away from God so much, our conscience becomes so weak, we no longer see sin as sin. In the end, our sin has become a gigantic umbrella made of steel and concrete. The love of God continues to rain on us but we can’t even feel a single drop of God’s downpour. That is what the Bible calls spiritual death...

Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sin separates you from God.

Make a decision now

to throw away your umbrella.

Get very wet. Better yet,

swim in the ocean of His

love.2 Timothy 2:19Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.

Go to God as You Are — As Is, Where Is

Some people say, “I’ll go back to God when I’ve cleaned up my act.”

That’s foolishness. You can’t do it on your own.

Go back to God now — as is, where is. With all your garbage. Let Him be the one to cleanse you. Let Him be the one to wash you. Let Him be the one to give you a new life.

Application:

Do you remember events in your life where youexperienced God’s personal love for you in a very real

way?

What “umbrellas” of sin prevent you from receivingmore of His love into your life?

Make a decision now to give your whole life to God.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, I thank You for loving me. Forgive me for rejecting Your love by my

sins. I now repent. I throw away all sin from my lift. I

want to receive all Your love. I now open my heart to You. I accept You as my

personal Lord and Savior. I will live for You for the rest

of my life. Bless me, in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

One-to-One Discipleship for Catholics by Bo Sanchez