Imagine that a star fell from the sky and this great white light entered our atmosphere and instead of burning up, it came to rest in your living room. Out of this light came a voice. It began to call your name.
This is probably how Moses might have felt when he came face to face with God’s direct presence. Every person gives off some kind of energy—not in a creepy way, but just in the sense they have some enthusiasm or “presence” and you can feel it when you are in the room with them.
Imagine the force of presence of a billion people were all rolled up into one single being, standing in front of you. That is what it might be like to be in the presence of God. Day and Night He is worshipped.
But it doesn’t stop there. God’s primary identity is not just that He is worshipped. 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. If there is one powerful, overlooked book in the Bible, it might be Song of Songs. It’s all about romantic love. It doesn’t hardly even mention God. What is it doing in the Bible?
Many scholars believe it is an allegory of God’s love. Not just for Israel, or Christians, but for you and I specifically. This is real. This is where we begin to see what it’s all about. God, who has the power to create laws of nature and all the objects in space, who knows all—He is in love with us. With you. He loves you more than the lovers in Song of Songs love each other. Romantic love is just a shadow of divine love, from which it takes its value.
We look forward to an eternity in Heaven where we will be more in love with God than any two people have ever been in love with each other on Earth. This is why we, the church, are referred to as the Bride of Christ (Revelation 21:9) and why there is no marriage in Heaven (Matthew 22:29-30). But it’s more than that because everything we know now about love is accurate, but it is far incomplete because, “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:12-13
The greatest of these is love. God’s love for you will remain. It will be like if the entire Pacific Ocean from here to Japan passed through your soul in one instant, but it is perfect love and it will last forever.
God loves you. Just the way you are. Right now. You don't have to do anything good to make Him proud because He is proud of you already.
