Even Beasts

"...you save both man and beast, O Lord."

 - Psalm 36

Continuing with the thread of God's filial love for His people; He loves us so much, He wants to marry us. But not, obviously, in a human, or carnal sense, which would be "eros" love, but in a godly, unselfish, "agape" love form.

He wants us exceedingly happy. But He wants us to be dignified, humble creatures, as He is. And He wants us to be humble, not so He can feel more puffed up and superior around us. Rather, because God knows that humility is the way to be happy. If you seek nothing in return, if you just want to give, and if your love is not motivated by the physical or sensual response we are likely to get in return, well . . . that's not "love" at all. Yes, our society is in the middle of a historically-distracting conversation about the meaning of "love," and we're defining it the wrong way. We're letting the most human conception of "love," even drive public policy!

An interesting statement in today's reading: to the questions: are animals saved? Will we see our favorite pets in eternity? No question. God wants us happy. But it says here, that God saves the "beast" as well as humanity. 

"Beast" covers a lot of territory. For, when they kill, for survival, "they know not what they do."

Interesting . . .