Why
do we love God? Do we love god, because He is the dispenser of heavenly
goodies? Do we love God, because He is God? A life full of profit would pack
the churches. Jesus did not do a thorough market research before He decided to
launch his mission of the Kingdom of God. But Jesus did consider the options.
Jesus was not willing to prostitute his divinity by dazzling the masses or by
building a following based on free food (Matthew 4: temptation of Jesus).
Loving Jesus for stones turned into bread is like loving our cow for grass
turned into milk. To love God as God is to follow Jesus on the way of the cross
and not just in the Palm Sunday parade and to allow the spirit to fashion us.
Let
me conclude with the words of Mathew Fox (Meditations
with Meister Eckhart, 1983), “Some
people, I swear, want to love God in the same way as they love a cow. They love
it for its milk and cheese and the profit they will derive from it. Those who
love God for the sake of outward riches or for the sake of inward consolation
operate on the same principle. They are not loving God correctly; they are
merely loving their own advantage”. Let us genuinely love God, because He
is our God!
