[S] Jeremiah 31:3-4 --
3The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying,
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
4"Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines,
And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.
[O] God's love for me everlasting. I cannot even fathom what that really means because my love is so limited. What does an everlasting love look like? From this passage one of the key element I see is the pro-activeness of the one who loves with an everlasting love. It is by setting an example this everlasting love is propagated. God started this thread and I must also follow His footsteps of taking the pro-active steps to pass on this wonderful and everlasting love to as many people as I can. As it says at the end of verse 3, it is this lovingkindness that will draw people to God. Furthermore, in such environment the joyfulness from the rejuvenation of God permeates by dancing merrily in the Lord.
[A] As the one who received God's pro-actively given everlasting love bringing my life to joyfulness, I also need to be pro-active about passing that same everlasting love to others around me. This is especially important for me in my workplace where I see how much of His love they need in their lives. On the surface they are busy and have the skills to carry out the jobs, etc. but deep in the conversations we carry out there is the constant pull of pursuing something greater and better than others. This is contrary to the message from this passage where the one with the greater joy and love desires to pass that on to others without any reservation.
[P] Dear Jesus, Your going to the Cross to pass on that everlasting love for me is really the start of all this. Unless You displayed this model to us, we would still be living in the ideal world of "what if" we can love others with everlasting love (and yet could never actually achieve that). So I am grateful once again for Your everlasting love for me. May my life be merrily dancing for You. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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