“The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them” John 14:21 (NIV). It is interesting how much humans can endure when they know they are loved. When a lover knows they are loved in return, will they not voluntarily submit themself to all kinds of hardships for the sake of the one they love? The inner experience of love outweighs the value of external circumstances. Likewise, God’s love attracts us to him and if we love him in return; then God’s love for us can bloom. Even more, Jesus, our divine-human-king loves us and reveals himself to us. We can see him with the eyes of our heart now and in the next age we will see him with physical eyes.
This verse encourages us to remember that God does love us and because of that we are in the best “place” we could possibly be. The One who made all things and is infinitely good also loves us and is a father to us. This means that our life will be blessed even if our circumstances are difficult. Our union of love with God is the anchor of our soul and points us to the day when our “engagement” will be consummated in eternal marriage.
