Wouldn’t it be nice if we could see people the way God sees them? We know we should love those around us as much as we love ourselves, we know we need to love everyone the same… but let’s be honest, sometimes it is not as easy as it sounds.
We ask God to give us His eyes, like in the song by Brandon Heath but when He does, we usually reply “really? I can’t love like that, it is too hard!”
God always sees us with loving eyes. Let’s think of an occasion in which we really messed things up; I can assure you God was still smiling at us saying “I love you so much!”, and we may have argued with Him and said… “But God, look at what I did!” But His love would not change because it is not based on what we have done, what we are doing or what we will do. Still He will say: “My child, I love you so much!”
We know we have received this undeserving love, and still it is hard to go out to the world and love the same way.
God sees things so differently from us “My thoughts are completely different from yours’, says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9) God likes to surprise us with love that goes beyond understanding or logic; He likes to work in the most unexpected ways.
For example in the book of Joshua we read how God uses Rahab, a prostitute, to save two spies Joshua had sent out to Jericho to scout the land, not only did she protect them and helped them escape, but she also teaches us a great lesson on faith. “Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. ‘I know the Lord has given you this land, ‘She told them…No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.” (Joshua 2:8-9;11) She knew how powerful God was, and was certain that He would help the Israelites take over, and she also knew God could help her “Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you.” (Joshua 2:12)
In Judges 6 we read how the Lord sends Gideon to rescue Israel from the Midianites. But Gideon doesn’t feel is the right person for the job “But Lord, Gideon replied, ‘how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!’ The Lord said to him, ‘I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” (Judges 6:15-16) God sees beyond our failures, our mistakes and our weaknesses. He knows what He can do; He just needs us to believe in Him and let Him do it.
“Nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears of today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away.” (Romans 8:38) God loves us and we are called to love like Him.
Let’s ask God to inundate us with His love so it will overflow. Let’s ask Him to allow us to see people the way He sees them, beyond the superficial things that distract us from the heart, let’s thank God each day for the way He loves us. We don’t deserve it, we don’t earn it and yet we receive it each day. And next time God asks you to love in a way you think is impossible… tell Him... “I know I can’t love like that, but you can!”
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