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In the previous chapter I mentioned that most failures of faith are not based upon
an unbelief in God’s ability to deliver us, but they are the result of failing to trust in
His love. The saints freely confess that the worlds were created by the Word of God.
By His Word the stars were hung in their place. His power is seen everywhere. If God
could speak a word and create the Universe, can He not take care of your need,
whether it is a financial need, a health need, a need for protection, a need for peace
in your life, or any other need? Surely He is able. Meeting our greatest need does not
tax His omnipotence in the least.

Isn’t it true then, that our struggle for faith is in believing that He is willing to do
that which we need? Many saints struggle with feelings of unworthiness, and they
allow these thoughts to bring into question God’s love for them. They have forgotten
that Christ died for them while they were His enemies. His love for us is not based
upon our worthiness, but upon His own character. God is love!

Satan also attacks the saints in their understanding of God’s love. He seeks to present
God as a merciless judge who is looking for the slightest misstep in the believer’s life
that He might punish them severely. Rather than seeing Yahweh as a loving Father,
they are tempted to see Him as a cruel taskmaster. In this way Satan has also
unsettled the faith of many.

In each of these things the love of God toward man is under attack and brought into
question. Satan knows that the love of God is the foundation of faith, so he goes
straight to the foundation. If the foundation can be eroded then faith will fall. As we
will see in the next chapter, this is the very point upon which he attacked Eve in the
Garden.

It is understandable then that Paul had a great yearning for the saints to be rooted
and grounded in the love of God. He knew that this foundation was essential to living
an overcoming life, and he also knew that Satan would attack this foundation at
every opportunity. We are not unaware of Satan’s devices, and to be forewarned is
to be forearmed. Let us press in to know the immeasurable love of the Father and the
Son.

Prayer:

Father, we praise you for demonstrating such an incomprehensible love toward us.
We rest in the assurance that You loved us 2,000 years ago when You sent Your
beloved Son to die in our place that we might be reconciled to You. We rest in the
knowledge that You love us with this same love today, and that Your love will never
end. Teach us the measure of Your love that we might stand in faith all the days of
our lives, bringing You honor as we confidently trust in You. Protect us from the