"Because he hath set
his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because
he hath known my name." (Psalm 91: 14)
In Christ, God has delivered us, and therefore He has set His love on us:
"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. " (John 3: 16)
John defines this love once again in his first epistle:
"Herein is love, not
that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the
propitiation for our sins." (1 John 4: 10)
This love transforms us from dead to alive (1 John 3: 14), into sons of God (John 1: 12):
"Herein is our love
made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he
is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4: 17)
God's love is so set upon us (1 John 4: 11), that He has not only delivered us, but He has made us in the place of His own Son!
Because we have received this love, we in turn love others:
"We love him, because
he first loved us." (1 John 4: 19)
So, we can rest assured that God who supplies us His love, who in turn infuses us with the power to love others, will deliver us and set us on high, high above every hurt and challenge!
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