“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.” (1 John 4:16 NLT)
We have experienced God’s love. We can attest to its reliability and faithfulness. Thus, we should be able to put our trust in His love.
For the last 13 years, my family has lived in a house built by a certain builder. Our builder lives nearby, and we have become friends over the years. From our experience of living in our current house, we can attest to the workmanship of this builder. And since we have spent a lot of time around him, we can vouch for his character. If we were to ever build another house, we would put our trust in this builder. Our previous home was also solidly built. However, since we didn’t know that builder personally, we were not as confident in him.
Most of us have felt God’s love. Some of us are able to name the source of this goodness, while many don’t give it a second thought. Only a few of us maintain an intimate relationship with God. When we have experiential knowledge of God’s love and a personal relationship with Him, we are more likely to put our trust in Him.
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