PSALM 103:11

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If we understood how much God loves us  our lives would be different. Fear and worry would have no power over you any longer. Fear has no torment for someone basking in the sunlight of Almighty
God's love. This passage in Psalm 103 attempts to picture the size or extent of God's love. It is not portrayed as simply big as the highest mountain. No, no  far more. As high as the sky is above the earth. That is the picture God wants us to see when we think of how great His love is for us. How do we know this? Just from what the Bible says. And from what God did in and through Jesus Christ to redeem us. He paid a mighty price for us  because His love for us is so great. But, we may ask, "Why is my life going so poorly if God really does love me so much?" This line is one I've uttered a lot late nights as I'm endeavor to last through a personal storm in my life right now. To me  that is a valid question, but not the same one as whether God loves us. The quick answer is that God has made provision for us but most of us are not taking
advantage of the help He offers. Put another way, we are not acting on God's instructions whether out of ignorance or for some other reason. When we don't follow a proven recipe we cannot expect a good outcome. God has no desire to condemn us for our failure, but instead desires to invite us into His fellowship and His way of doing things. It is through His Word that this will happen in our lives. So, read the Bible to see how much God loves us, but also remember that it is because of His great love for us that He gave us the instructions found in the Bible. They are for our benefit  not God's benefit.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him (Psalm 103:11).