Weekly Devotional - Samantha Mosca

Gods Lavish Love

 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 1 John 3:1-3NIV

There is something deeply comforting about the way this passage begins: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us.”

Lavished.

Not measured. Not rationed.

God’s love is poured out generously on us. And that truth becomes the foundation for our hope. We are not hoping in circumstances, outcomes, or even in our own strength. Our hope is rooted in who we belong to. We are God’s children today, and one day we will see Him fully. That promise gives our present moments meaning.

Hope, though, is not just a feeling that appears on good days. It is a decision we make as we walk through life. Some days feel light and joyful, and hope seems easy. Other days are heavy, uncertain, or frustrating, and hope requires intention.

There are days when that intention has to show up more than once. Sometimes it’s in the morning, when I wake up already carrying the weight of the day ahead. Other times it’s in the middle of the day, when everything feels chaotic and responsibilities seem to be coming from every direction, and it can feel like the world is closing in. And sometimes it’s at the end of the day, after giving so much of myself to others, when the quiet settles in and I realize how empty or alone I feel. In each of those moments, I have to pause and remind my heart of the same truth: I am God’s child, deeply loved by Him.

Choosing hope means remembering who we are and whose we are. Even on a rotten day, when life feels messy or unclear, we hold onto the promise that God is still working, still shaping us, and still leading us toward the day when we will see Him face to face.

Now I encourage you to reflect on this question (even if you only have a moment); Where in your life today do you need to intentionally choose hope because of the promise that you are God’s child?

-Sam Mosca