Love first!

What a fresh way to start a day early in the morning with birds chirping behind you. May the Lord carry us, protect us, and provide for us in this new month of September too.

One of the beautiful stories in the Bible is how the Lord unites Isaac and Rebecca. I always believe that when we wait for the Lord and let Him have His way in our lives, especially in choosing a life partner, God miraculously unites those whom He has planned to bring together to fulfill His perfect will.

I was reading Genesis 24:66, which says, "Isaac loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death." I used to think that Rebecca, with her love, brought comfort to Isaac. But this verse is even more beautiful than that. It says Isaac was comforted when he married Rebecca and loved her. This verse just stunned me. When we go through grief, we feel a need to be comforted. Though Isaac was in a need to be loved and comforted,Isaac pursues Rebecca in love and finds his joy and comfort by loving first. In many instances, I have seen the love of Jesus compared with Isaac's love. Now I can see why. He loved more. For as 1 John 4:19 tells us, "We love because He first loved us." How great is the love of God towards us! May God give us a heart that loves more than it yearns to be loved. May our heart know it has been deeply loved by someone (God) first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUGTIWCFyo

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us more, for loving us first. May you open our hearts to see, feel, and understand how deeply we are loved by you. Give us a heart that always pursues you with love. And may we be like Isaac in showing love to our spouse. May we love first.

In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.