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Deep Love “I have loved you deeply,” says the Lord. (Malachi 1:2) Robert and Frances Hasty had been married for fifty-two years when Frances died. Robert loved his wife deeply, and her death was devastating to him. She was buried in Fort Worth, Texas, more than 240 miles from their home, but still Robert made the trip as often as possible to visit her grave and bring her flowers. For three years Robert made the long drive to Fort Worth at least four times a year—often on special holidays and always on Frances’s birthday. During the week of Easter in 1998, the seventy-five-year old man bought some beautiful Easter lilies for his wife’s gravesite. He made the grueling trip, parked in his usual spot, and then knelt down beside Frances’s gravestone. He neatly secured the lilies to her plot then began praying. He stayed longer than usual, talking with his departed bride well into the evening hours. Somehow he lost track of time. At dusk a lone maintenance worker found Robert’s lifeless body still kneeling at his wife’s grave. His children were promptly called, and though they were saddened by the news, they didn’t seem surprised by their father’s actions. “He loved my mother deeply,” said their oldest son. There is a kind of love that transcends human understanding. It is possible to love someone so much that you lose all sense of time and reasoning. You want to be near her, to talk to her, to reflect on her smile, to remember the times you spent together. You’re even willing to die for your loved one. The kind of love that Robert had for his wife was beautiful and beyond understanding, yet still it pales in comparison to the love that God has for his creation. “I have loved you deeply,” God says to us through his prophet Malachi (Malachi 1:2). Centuries later he would prove it by sending his own Son to die in our place. “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). We may never understand God’s love, but that’s not important. All we need to do is accept it.
Today’s Reading Malachi 1:2; John 3:16 Reflection How long has it been since you reflected on the unfathomable love of God? How can you show your love in return?
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The best-selling Left Behind series has captured the attention of millions of readers, and it has changed lives. It has brought millions of believers the motivation to examine their hearts. Are you ready to embrace eternity? Live each moment as if it could be your last? Your future is more important than your past. Where you are going matters more than where you have been. What you do from this day forward means much more than what you have already done. You may be affected by your past, but you are not defined by it. Not in the eyes of God. What does it mean to embrace eternity? It means grasping each breath as if it could be your last, living life moment by precious moment with your feet planted firmly on earth but your heart aimed squarely at heaven. It means learning to embrace the role of dual citizenship—living in one world while belonging to another. It is a lifestyle of living like there’s no tomorrow and then dying so that your real life can finally begin! This 365-day devotional explores the themes introduced in the Left Behind series—themes of salvation, grace, obedience, and faith. New believers as well as mature believers will find a message of faith that will inspire and motivate daily.
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