Who Will Separate Us From God's Love?

HOW important is it to you to know that you are loved? From infancy to adulthood, humans thrive on love. Have you observed a baby cradled lovingly in its mother's arms? Often, no matter what is going on around it, as the little one gazes into its mother's smiling eyes, it is at ease, at peace in the arms of a mother who loves it Or do you remember how you were during those sometimes turbulent adolescent years? (1 Thessalonians 2:7) At times, you may not have known what you wanted or even how you felt, yet how important it was to know that your father and mother loved you! Was it not helpful to know that you could approach them with any problem or any question? Really, all through life, one of our greatest needs is to be loved. Such love affirms that we have value.

The enduring love of one's parents certainly contributes to proper development and balance. Yet, having the confidence that our heavenly Father, Jehovah, loves us is far more critical to our spiritual and emotional well-being. Some readers of this magazine may not have had parents who truly cared for them. If that is true in your case, take heart. Even if parental love was missing or if it failed, God's loyal love comes to the rescue.

Through his prophet Isaiah, Jehovah pointed out that a mother could "forget" here nursing infant, but he would not forget his people. (Isaiah 49:15) Similarly, David confidently said: "In case my own father and my own mother did leave e, even Jehovah himself would take me up." (Psalm 27:10) How reassuring! Whatever your circumstances, if you have come into a dedicated relationship with Jehovah God, you should always remember that the love he has for you far exceeds that of any human!

Next time: Who Will Separate Us From God's Love? - Keep Yourself In God's Love

Watchtower, 2001