Unrelenting Love 

   To consider that God loves even the worst sinner on earth is a difficult concept.  It would seem that those who reject Him would be rejected by Him.  Rather, He never gives up on them, never quits loving them.  He will continue to draw them to Himself right up to their last breath.

   In our eyes those who do evil are to be banished and hated.  But our eyes are blinded by this sinful world in which we live.  God, on the other hand, reads their hearts, seeking to heal them and welcome them home like the prodigal son.  We see only their evil, God sees their potential.

   Jesus said, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.  I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but the sinner.” (Luke 5: 31- 32).  He saw sinners as sick, needing the treatment of love and forgiveness.  He would never approve of their sinfulness but instead called them to a new life; one of love and devotion to God.

   There is not one among us who deserves the love of God, we have all failed Him not just once, but many times in our life.  Though we are sinners He waits for us to come to Him in sorrow and repentance.  “Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord:  Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow:  Though they be red like crimson, they may become white a wool.” (Isaiah 1: 18).

   When we understand that God loves us and every other person on this earth, past, present, and future, how can we harbor hate in our heart?