God Loves You More Than You'll Ever Understand.

My son Theo has been very sweet recently. He has started saying "I love you" at random points throughout the day.

He used to just say it, but now he's started giving it size.

"I love you more than peanut butter sandwiches" (his favorite). "I love you more than Christmas presents." "I love you more than the tallest building in the world."

The other day, he came out with one that made me smile.

"I love you to the top of God."

"Oh wow, that's very high!" I said while internally thinking I'm not sure God has a top. He's got a bit more to learn.

But the longer I sat with what he had said, the more I realized he had stumbled into something I had been missing.

He was reaching for the biggest, highest thing he could think of. And the answer was a Person without a ceiling.

A few days ago, I wrote about David's words in Psalm 103. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

The point David was reaching for is that east and west never meet. There is no end to the distance. There is no point at which His forgiveness runs out, because there is no edge to the measurement.

His love for you is the same.

There is no top to it. No floor under it that you might fall through. No outer wall you might bump into on the day you fail badly enough. The love that holds you is not a quantity that could be used up. It's infinite.

You were loved before you were born.

You were loved at your lowest, when getting out of bed felt like too much.

You were loved in the moments you felt unlovable, and the years you spent wondering if anyone had really seen you.

You were loved when you doubted Him, when you were angry at Him, when you couldn't feel Him in the room.

You were loved when you walked away, and the day you came back, and on every page of your story you wish you could rewrite.

You are loved right now, reading this sentence, in whatever shape your heart is in.

He is not running out. He is not pulling back. He is not measuring.

He loves you more than peanut butter sandwiches. More than Christmas presents. More than the tallest skyscraper. More than the biggest thing you can reach for, even if you used the rest of your life to reach.

He loves you to the top of Himself. And He has no top.