God Loves Us No Matter What

Genesis 49:  1-2 and 28    - And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:   “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob,
And listen to Israel your father.

…  All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.

Jacob called his sons to his side before he died to speak blessings and prophecy over them. He did not mince words….recalling the actions of each that had strengthened or weakened their faith…then speaking what the spirit of God had given him to say about their future. The words were truthful … reminding each how their actions would affect the rest of their lives.

I love the way Jacob loved his sons despite the scars sin had left on their lives.  He blessed each one…..according to what the spirit told him to say. He called all of them to him and spoke over each and every one. He knew that some of them had messed up…but he loved them anyway.

It is a reminder to me that Jesus loves us despite the sin that we let creep into our lives.  He speaks those hard words that convict us of our sins….and blesses us despite the fact that we don’t deserve them.  He calls each of us to him every moment of every day…and breathes a clean new spirit into the life that we damaged with our sin.

Father…thank you for the reminder that you love us no matter what.  Forgive me for the times that I forget the cost of my salvation…thank you for loving me even though I deserve death. Amen.