God Loves When We Don’t!
"And [the prodigal son] arose and came to his father.
But when he was still a great way off, his father saw
him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck
and kissed him."
Luke 15:20
Many know that John Newton wrote “Amazing Grace,”
but not all know how the hymn reflects Newton’s story.
Newton was The “wretch” who “was lost” and then
“found” by God.
John Newton served on a slave-trading ship as a young
man, having turned his back on the God of his youth. As
a 23-year-old, the ship he was on was nearly destroyed in
a violent storm, during which Newton called out to God to
save him, it was the beginning of his conversion to Christ.
John Newton is a good example of how God continues to
love those who don’t love Him, just as Jesus illustrated
in the famous story of the prodigal son. That rebellious
young man turned his back on his father yet found
that his father’s love for him had never ceased.
John 3:16 says that God so loved the world,
some of whom have rejected Him, that He sent
Christ to show the world His love. Whether you
love God today or not, He loves you.
"The true measure of God’s love
is that He loves without measure."
Anonymous
