"Also our courteous Lord in the same time He shewed full surely and mightily the endlessness and the unchangeability of His love; and, afterward, that by His great goodness and His grace inwardly keeping, the love of Him and our soul shall never be disparted in two, without end....In the blessed Shewing of Love I have matter of true comfort and of joy that saveth me from despair. All this homely Shewing of our courteous Lord, it is a lovely lesson and a sweet, gracious teaching of Himself in comforting of our soul. For He willeth that we [should] know by the sweetness and homely loving of Him, that all that we see or feel, within or without, that is contrary to this is of the enemy and not of God."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 79)
The revelation Jesus gave to Julian was of the love of God. The revelation was that this love never changes no matter what our behavior, and that nothing can ever sever our love relationship with God. What a relief to know we are always loved, that we will never be rejected, that our relationship with God cannot be broken by anything. This is the message of unconditional love and everlasting security. This is the message of grace and acceptance and loyalty. This is the revelation that gives us unending joy and comfort and saves us from despair, because we know this relationship we have with God does not depend on us and our weak faith, behaviors or attitudes. It depends wholly on God, and He is love. He won't fail. Love never fails! We find in this message that God is the love we always dreamed of knowing. We find He is all love without a trace of hatred, judgment, wrath or rejection. We find that we are beloved children that have always belonged and will always belonged. We find that we are safe forevermore and there is nowhere to be but in His arms. This sweet and gracious good news comforts our soul like no other! God wants us to know that this is the truth, love is the truth, love that won't let us go, love that will always save us, keep us, help us, and be there with us. Any other voice telling us a message of judgment, anger, fear, punishment or wrath just isn't the truth and is to be let go of. Any thought or feeling we have of condemnation, shame, terror, inferiority, unloveliness, alienation or rejection is also a lie and to be discarded as not from God at all. The only voice that matters is God's voice, telling us we are the beloved of God, we are accepted just as we are, and we are held in His arms forever and never shall be separated from Him!
"And we know that the Son of God has made our understanding come alive so that we can know by experience the One who is true. And we are in him who is true, God’s Son, Jesus Christ—the true God and eternal life!"
1 John 5:20 (TPT)
A Prayer: Thank You for revealing Your love to me! Thank You for the assurance it brings to know that Your love will never let go of me but will hold me close to You forever!