Lord, I promise from now on to be more sensitive to Your love need. I have been selfish in this, thinking only of my love need and how I could satisfy it. I have bent myself in prayer before You, begging for conscious evidence, however slight, of Your love for me. How one-sided!
I hear You say, “Do you love Me … ?” (John 21:15) and wonder why You ask, You who know all things. Now I see what You mean: “I know you love Me; now, demonstrate it, evidence it.” Love is never satisfied with abstractions, only personal tangibles. “Give Me a drink,” You ask (John 4:7). You know that inwardly I am giving You something to drink all the time, but still You demand that I do it outwardly. A startling thought: the all-sufficient One asks that I make Him complete. The Lover needs loved ones; the Savior needs sinners; the worshiped One needs worshipers. I am not sure I understand this, Lord, but if it is not true, then John 3:16 is a meaningless hoax.
When I was a younger Christian, Lord, I thought my love for You must be proved by exploits. Now I realize that You are far more concerned with my fellowship. “Remember Me.” Not “Die for Me” or “Risk for Me,” but simply “Remember Me.” Love’s requirement is ridiculously simple. “Just be there for Me.” How often, Lord, have I brought my grocery list to You instead of simply opening the door and letting You come in to sup with me and I with You! Even though You are in heaven, glorified, You still have need to sit down with me and become one with me in personal fellowship. Now I understand what You meant when You said, “The Lord’s portion is His people” (Deuteronomy 32:9). Holiness is Your greatest requirement, but Your people are Your greatest delight. Lord, help me to delight You with a hundred ways of expressing my love for You.
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life” (Jude 21).
Daily with the King 