Few words better describe God’s heart toward us than the term, “lovingkindness.” Kindness describes God’s actions directed at us. He behaves kindly toward us. He blesses us. His interaction with us always brings about our good. But His actions toward us are inspired out of a particular motivation. While some people are motivated to do good things out of pride, or a desire to be recognized or thanked, or needed, God acts kindly toward us because of His love. He ministers to us out of His lovingkindness. The psalmist knew this well.
David declared that experiencing God’s lovingkindness was better than life itself. There is no greater human experience than to be the recipient of God’s love! That will be the essence of heaven.
Sadly, many professing Christians have received God’s salvation, but they have not been helped to experience a love relationship with their God. To do so is to learn to bask in God’s lovingkindness. When you do, you will discover, as did the psalmist, that it is the most incredible experience of your life. To know God that way is to indulge in the supreme human experience.
What has been the greatest experience of your life? Has it been to know God this way?