If you are a mom, the Old Testament talks about a nursing mother. All of us have hair, some of us more than others. Jesus said that He loves us so much that He knows how many individual hairs we have on our head. You see, we live in Texas and women are known for their big hair in Texas. And guys, you sometimes laugh at that. But I am here to tell you that I believe men are more concerned about their hair than women. The next time you go to the hair stylist, think about the fact that God knows how many hairs you have. That is how much you matter to God.
So God has made it obvious. He communicates His love creatively to you and to me. Now some of you are saying that maybe great but that talk is cheap. It is cool to look through the Bible and find these neat illustrations about the love of God, but does He back it up? Does He show it? Well the answer is a resounding yes. God boldly backs it up. He says that He is going to show us how much He loves us.
Over the last two months we have been in a series called LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. If you kind of press the rewind button, think about how we discussed the love of God as we examined many different Biblical characters. In the first session we talked about the love driven story of God concerning the Prodigal Son. The story is about the grace and the forgiveness and the love of God. Then we talked about the Rich Young Ruler. We saw that Jesus looked at this brash, bold entrepreneur with love. Then we talked about the E Train, old Elijah. Elijah was God"s prophet having the pity party of the century and God lovingly picked him up and boldly said, Elijah, I am not through with you yet, man. I have more stuff for you to do, for you to accomplish. Come on. Then we looked at Lot, wishy, washy Lot, fence riding Lot who had trouble choosing between a life honoring God or a life spent in Sodom and Gomorrah. God expressed His bold love to Lot and his family. They deserved destruction, yet God provided a way of escape for them. Then finally we looked at old Gideon, General Gideon. God lovingly led him in an upset victory with huge implications.
Everywhere you turn, everywhere you look in the word of God, you see His bold love even in
Ed Young Tv or in Ed Young Blog. He backs it up. A lot of free-floating fears are gone.
