You Don't Have to Earn God's Love

Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you try, you just can never quite measure up to God's love? In this message from Isaiah chapter 6, Pastor Dan Edmondson walks through the moment when the prophet Isaiah found himself standing in the full presence of God, undone by his own sin and unworthiness. Rather than leaving Isaiah in that state, God sent one of the seraphim to cleanse and restore him, declaring his iniquity taken away and his sin purged. It is one of the most vivid and surprising pictures of grace in all of Scripture.Pastor Dan connects Isaiah's experience to a real counseling conversation with a woman in her late seventies who had followed Jesus her entire life but still felt she could never quite earn God's love. His response to her captures the entire message: we are unworthy of God's love, and that is exactly what grace is for. If you have ever struggled with shame, feeling like you fall short, or wondering whether God could really use someone like you, this message is for you. We hope it encourages you today.