"God is love." 1 John 4:8
For several years, a tree decorated in December in our Media Center has remained decorated throughout the month of January. And, if i've heard it once, i've heard it a hundred times... "Why is a Christmas tree still up in the library?" So, seeing Dion stare at the tree, i just knew what he was thinking. But when i asked him, "do you know what kind of tree this is?" i was the one surprised.
Quietly he responded, "a green tree." Prepared to defend and proclaim it's a Jan Brett winter snow tree, i was speechless.
Depending on the season, a tree can be decorated and called by many different names -- Christmas, snow, Valentine, President, American, Easter, etc. But at it's true root, Dion nailed it. It is a green tree and will always be a green tree first, no matter what is added to it during different seasons.
How would you describe God? Depending on our circumstances, needs and seasons we call God by many different names -- Protector, Defender, Healer, Savior, Shelter, Rock, Deliverer, Friend, Helper, Comforter, Keeper, Redeemer. But at the root and core of God, He is first Love. No matter what we need for Him to be for us, His relationship with us will always be built first on a foundation of Love.
Thank You, Father, for loving us first.
we are loved and chosen by God,
may we live like we believe it,
veneal
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