God Will "Make Us Pancakes", No Matter What.

In this world, we put conditions on everything we do. Think about it. If our husband calls us darling, we’ll make him pancakes. If we work, we get paid. (If we work, we can pay the bills, feed and clothe our family, and an endless list of other things.) If we go the speed limit, we won’t get a ticket. If we consume less food, we lose weight. (If we consume more food, we gain wait.) If we love our spouse in the right way, we will be loved the way we think we should be loved. (That’s a little complicated at times, but that’s how we think of it, anyway.) If we clean the house, it will smell good. If we follow the recipe, the food will turn out right. If, if, if . . .

I think sometimes in this conditional world, we tend to forget that God’s love is UNCONDITIONAL. We don’t have to “call God darling” in order for Him to “make us pancakes.” In fact, it’s quite the opposite. With God’s love, He will love us even if we don’t make Him pancakes. In fact, He will love us even if we make Him spinach, which He hates.

What I mean is, God loves us no matter what we do. Even if we don’t love Him like we should. Or love others like we should, for that matter. And believe it or not, He loves us even if we hurt Him. Even when we sin. Even if we nail His Son to the cross. (And we did). But He still loves us!

So don’t ever feel like you’re not good enough for God’s love. You are. On the contrary, don’t feel like you are good enough for God’s love. You’re not. God loves you period. But you’ll never deserve it. God is a gracious God who gives us and loves us so much more than we could ever deserve.

With a God like this, how can we NOT give Him the glory? How can we NOT fall down and worship Him? We all need a little reminding each day that God is not like us. He is not like the world we live in. He will make us pancakes, even if we DON’T call Him darling.