Recently at The Way we sang one of my favorite songs, “Reckless Love,” by Cory Ashbury. I was singing along with the worship team, enjoying the music and the opportunity to worship when I sensed God giving me one of those “nudges.” You know those “nudges” don’t you?
God “nudged” me into paying attention to what I was singing. He did that so that my praise would be based on substance. So, I listened to what I was saying.
“Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God. Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine. I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away. Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah.”
There are two things to think about when we view that word “reckless.”
First, Pastor Laura reminded me of its definition, “without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.”
The second thing is that one of the opposites of the word reckless is “cautious.”
God nudged me so that I might fully appreciate that His love for me was given recklessly – He gave no thought or concern for what it would cost Him to pour out His love upon me. He pours out His love on all men and women even while knowing we might reject Him.
Romans 5:5: “God’s love has been poured out in our hearts [recklessly!] through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” [HCSB]
