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| Hope in Love |
I heard a
song when I was growing up and loved it so much but with time I lost every
access to it. Surprisingly I was at a wedding ceremony on Saturday 30th
2016 when I heard the same song once more. You can’t imagine what beautiful
memories it brought. It was sung by Sholla
Allyson with title “Ife Bi Eji Owuro” being interpreted
“Love
like the Waking of the Morning”.
When you
wake up in the morning, you’re filled with hope and expectations, with so much
strength and morale to pursue your dreams for that day. That is exactly how true
love could be, it has surges of strength, hope and expectations, it could drive
you to accomplish the impossible, it could make you travel through tribes and
tongues, cities and nations. There is always hope in true love.
Meditating
on this, I realised that that is exactly what keeps God’s love for us aflame.
His love towards us is filled with hope and expectations just like the waking
of the morning. That’s why he is always waiting even for the ‘worst’ sinner to
repent. “The Lord is not slack concerning
his promise...but is longsuffering…not willing that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance” (2Pet. 3:9). He gave his only begotten Son
to die for us just because of the love he has for us… Love is truly like the
waking of the morning. When you experience God’s love, it’s as if you’ve just
woken up into another life, it’s an unforgettable experience. God’s love is revealed
to us every day, but we are often too busy to see him. We prefer the cares of
this world to his company, but it grieves him a lot. He wants to dwell with
you, but you’re so busy. He has you engrafted in his palm, just to see you
every moment but you leave every morning for your daily pursuits oblivious of
his presence.
In all this
however, like the waking of the morning his love still abounds.
Well, let us
never trample on God’s love for us… And also don’t trample on the love of your
neighbours, friends, spouses and family.
Still your
Brother and Friend, Ikpa.
Shalom!
