No Escaping God's Love

Sing, shout aloud…be glad and rejoice with all your heart.  The LORD your God is with. He is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. – Zephaniah 3:14, 17

Imagine being locked in a small square room with no windows, and you’ve only got one hour to escape.  Clues to opening the door to freedom are all around you. Your mind races to figure out how to put them together, but you don’t even know where to start. Stay calm you tell yourself.  Stop looking at the clock, look around, and think clearly.  Believe that there is a way out.

Though it sounds like a nightmare, it was actually my youngest daughter’s 14^th birthday party.  Yes, my family of five had actually paid money to be locked in a room with rock walls, a dirt floor, and one toilet.  We had sixty minutes to escape the space using clues, we discovered around us.  Thankfully, our teenagers were really good at collecting clues and connecting dots.  I mostly watched nervously, constantly checking the time, and repeatedly amazed at how well our kids, ages 19, 17 and 14 worked as a team to solve the mystery and unlock the door. 

Freed from the dungeon and out in the sunlight, I sung their praises and complimented each on how they had contributed to the success of our mission.  Their determination, positive attitudes, and collaboration made me so proud as a parent.  Later, while walking back to the car, I was struck by a thought: God must be so proud of His children when we work together to accomplish the missions He gives to us.

In the third chapter of Zephaniah, we get a glimpse of how pleased and involved God is with His children.  We see God’s loving character clearly as our father who is:

·         Always available

·         Mighty to save

·         Delighting over us

·         Quieting our hearts with His love

·         Rejoicing over us

·         Singing our praises

There is no love like God’s love. 

No one will love YOU as much as God does.  God loves you unconditionally on your good days and your bad.  No matter what you do, God will never love you more than He does right now.  He longs for you to know His mighty love that saves, forgives, and redeems.

Thankfully you can’t escape God’s love. You can rely on it and live each day knowing you are completely loved. 

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