PROMISE #192 - JULY 11

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost [Spirit] which is given unto us. ~Romans 5:5

Niagara Falls is truly a remarkable sight. The amount of water that flows over the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls is incredible. By day and by night the water spills over the edge of this escarpment, crashing down onto the rocks below. It simply doesn't stop.

Truly, a waterfall of this magnitude reminds the child of God of the promise that God pours out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom He has given us. His love for us is an endless torrent of His goodness toward us. Although this truth is more real than anything else around us, it is easy to struggle to understand the greatness of God's love for us. His love cannot be expressed fully in words.

This reality is why we need the help of the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 3, Paul prays that we might be rooted and grounded in love and empowered to comprehend how large and wide and high and deep His love for us in Jesus Christ is. We can never count the gallons of water that flow over Niagara Falls every second, and we can’t measure by any natural means the love that God is pouring into our hearts.

Only by the Holy Spirit that He has given us can we hope to understand God’s eternal, everlasting, never-ending love for us. Why not ask God today to grant you the ability to comprehend the greatness of His love for you? Like the raging waters of Niagara Falls, He pours His love into our hearts 24 hours a day through His own Spirit.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for Your endless love that continues to flow over me day and night whether I know it or not. Increase my awareness today of Your ever-present self so that I will not feel alone and forsaken. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit that lives in me.

I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.