Day 318
Psalm 116:1
"I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications."
In Psalm 116, the psalmist said he loved God because He had heard his voice and his earnest requests. His love for God was based upon what God had already done for him.
Our love for the Lord must always be based upon what He has done for us and not on what He can do for us. When we nurture our love for God by thanking Him and showing constant gratitude for the love He has already shown to us, it will help us maintain pure motives. People who love God mainly because of what He can do easily get discouraged and angry at Him when things do not go the way they think they should. When God does not perform the way they expect Him to, they are ready to give up, forgetting the fact that had it not been for the love of God, they would be eternally lost. Every good and perfect gift comes from above and, if God had not been active in showing kindness to all humanity, we would all be destroyed. The rain and sun are a blessing to the just and the unjust. Although sinners have not yet accepted the lordship of Christ, they are still better off because of the goodness of God. The good in the world is because of God. The evil is because of Satan and man's submission to him.
Let us show gratitude to God today because He heard us and responded to our request for salvation. Let us thank Him for His goodness toward us in every other way. We love Him because He first loved us.
I love the Lord, because He has been so good to me. He heard my prayers and is always looking out for my benefit. I will always love Him for what He has already done.