The Power of Love not the Love of Power.

The Holy Spirit showed me a beautiful truth about God as I was meditating on Matthew 5:5" Blessed are the meek for they shall inherent the earth." He showed me the for Him being God is more about character than power. Think about it. If God were into the power of His position, Why the plan of redemption? And a plan that involved such humiliation at that. Not only taking human form. But dying a death so inhumane that only those who Roman society looked upon as lesser could be subjected to the  torturous process. No power-hungry ego maniac would implement let alone carry out a plan. But God is love and Charity [Love] vaunteth not itself,is not puffed up...seeketh not her own." I John 4:16, I Corinthians 13:4-5  Instead of using His power to give us just condemnation. He looks upon us with compassion and uses everything in the universe to draw us to Himself. He's not even above begging (Ezekiel 20:35). And we still have the choice to say no. This selfless use of power is why Jesus could say "..I am meek and lowly in heart..." (Matthew`11:29)

Mourning: What's Love got to Do with It?

I been going through the bible meditating on God's love. Yesterday I read "Blessed are they that mourn for shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4). At first glance a blessing on mourn seems inconsistent with love. After all, When we love someone, we want them to be happy. Right? And surely God is no exception. So Why`a blessing on mourning? I believe that the blessed form of mourning is mourning over sin. James 4:8-9`says " Draw nigh`to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded..." Weep and mourn: Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. As I meditated the Lord revealed the key word is "your." What we humans naturally consider joy is much different from God's because our "sins have hid his face from" us (Isaiah 59:2). In scripture God's face and His presence are synonymous.Psalms 16:11`says of God, ..."In thy presence is fulness of joy...." In other words mourners are blessed because they by His grace choose to trade the sullied, cheap,  fleeting joys for the pure, sublime, eternal ones. So He wants us to mourn that we may receive something better. This is love.