One of my favourite worship songs right now is Reckless Love by Bethel Music. The lyrics describe how God loves us so much that even when we are His foes, He still fights for us. It goes on to express how there is no mountain that God won’t climb up, or wall that He won’t kick down, in His never-ending pursuit for us.

At first take, the title of the song is surprising because normally “reckless” would not be a word that we would associate with God. The Cambridge Dictionary defines reckless as: “Doing something dangerous and not worrying about the risks and the possible results.” This sounds like something more connected with an alcohol intoxicated young man than a wise and loving God. And yet the more I reflect on it, the more I realise that “Reckless,” is in fact the perfect word to describe the love that God has for us.

We read in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
God loved us so much that even though He knew that this was extremely dangerous for Him, He did not worry about the risks, and He ignored the reality that it would result in Jesus’ death, and He went ahead and loved us any way. That is “Reckless Love.”

I pray that you may know and experience the amazing and reckless love that God has for you today, and everyday.

God bless,
Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai