Walk with Christ in Passionate Love
In our journey along the narrow way, we often speak of faith as a set of beliefs or a moral code. While those are essential, the heartbeat of the Christian life is something much more visceral: it is a walk of passionate, reciprocal love. This is not the fleeting, sentimental love of popular culture, but a deep, covenantal devotion that Jeremiah calls "everlasting" and David describes as "better than life." To walk with Christ in passionate love is to move from duty to delight. It is to recognize that we are pursued by a God whose affection for us is boundless, and whose grace calls us into a fellowship so intimate that it transforms every relationship we have. Drawing from the prophets, the apostles, and the restoration of Peter, let us explore the breadth, length, height, and depth of this divine love. The Ancient Pursuit: Everlasting Love (Jeremiah 31:1-6) Our love for God is always a response to His prior love for us. In Jeremiah 31:3, the Lord declares: "I...
