thanks twitter.

I follow C.S. Lewis on twitter. (Yep, he's not just an author/storyteller/theologian. Now he's a social networker) He recently "tweeted" this:

"God loves us not because we're lovable, because He is love. Not because He needs to receive, because He delights to give" -C.S. Lewis

What a refreshing thing to read. His love for me has nothing to do with me, but instead it's an overflow of who He is. May I constantly be reminded that I can do nothing to earn His affection. It is freely given. Let this be etched on my heart, so that I will cease striving to be found acceptable and significant. And instead freely worship Him who loves me.

"In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique [Son], into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins." I John 4:9,10 (Amplified Bible)

(Disclaimer: I understand that C.S. Lewis passed away in the 1960s, so obviously he is not personally "tweeting". But I am very thankful for whoever it is that decided to use twitter to share quotes from his various books and writings. :))