Day 124

Mar 4: 2 Chronicles 5-7
Chapter 5:13:
"He is good; his love endures forever."
God is so good to us. He gives us life we don't deserve, gives us a chance to experience his pure joy and saved us from our sinful nature. It's also so amazing how his love endures. It's not just that his love trods along or just goes forever, it endures forever. It withstands all obstacles that confronts it and is able to sustain itself and last an eternity.
When I think of how good God is, I want to be more and more obedient. Faith without obedience and faith without action doesn't really reveal much about that faith. It has no character or grit. It's impossible for us to be completely obedient in this lifetime, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be sanctifying ourselves and striving for perfection right? In another devotional I'm doing, I read over Luke 6:46 which reads:
"Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?"
There is no way we can ultimately satisfy this question that Jesus asks us. What we can do is understand that if we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are submitting to Him in all areas of our life and not just a few. We can't compromise and give ourselves leniency when we feel like it and think we're loving God with our whole hearts. As hard as this may be, I pray that I would come to understand God's grace and love better and that with this increased knowledge and understanding, my capacity to obey would expand as well. I will be able to understand why He is so good to us and how His love can endure throughout eternity.