Loving God Forever

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.” “And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, ’It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.’ Thus, Job did regularly.” [1]

Job did not want to disappoint God. He wanted to please Him. Thus, Job made every effort to be distant from sin and close to God. He applied the same concern that he had for his own relationship with God to his children’s relationship with God. Thus, after his adult children gathered together for celebrations, he would offer burnt offerings for each of them to atone for sins that they may have committed such as cursing God. It seems from this text that he was not invited to their gatherings. Perhaps, God had not been invited either. Job continued to make offerings to God for them to cover any shortfalls on their part in loving God as they should.

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.” “And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, ’It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.’ Thus, Job did regularly.” [1]

Job did not want to disappoint God. He wanted to please Him. Thus, Job made every effort to be distant from sin and close to God. He applied the same concern that he had for his own relationship with God to his children’s relationship with God. Thus, after his adult children gathered together for celebrations, he would offer burnt offerings for each of them to atone for sins that they may have committed such as cursing God. It seems from this text that he was not invited to their gatherings. Perhaps, God had not been invited either. Job continued to make offerings to God for them to cover any shortfalls on their part in loving God as they should.

Love is a vital ingredient to be in a relationship with God.

Love binds hearts together unity. [2]

God is love. [3]

He who loves wants to be loved. This truth is proclaimed loud and often in the Scriptures.

Once, I had a dream of seeing a cake with lit candles on it. The flames of the candles ceased one by one until the last candle no longer burned. Then, I was lifted up into the presence of the Lord. I could not see Him because the light around Him was so bright but I knew He was before me. Great love flowed towards the Lord from a multitude of worshippers. The flow of love towards Jesus Christ was so great that I felt that I was going to explode from being exposed to it, but then, the dream ended.

My family and I were about to move into China and preach the Gospel. I understood the dream to be an encouragement from the Lord that what I was doing was more than worth the cost I might have to pay in terms of pain and tribulation. I also felt the Lord was saying to me that helping others to love Him was my mission.

I have attached pictures below with Scriptures on them to encourage love for God.

[1] Job 1:1-2, 4-5

[2] Colossians 3:14

[3] 1 John 4:8