Daily Devotion

“When I loved you, I found you were already there; when I searched for you, it was actually you who searched for me first. I thought I was late in time, but I found that you had already placed my whole life in your eternal plan.”

Augustine · Confessions

Scripture

1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Reflection

Augustine reminded me: I thought I was seeking God, but God had already sought me; I thought I had begun to love God, but God had loved me first. 1 John 4:10 utterly destroys human pride—love is not merit, but response. Looking back at every step of life, many seemingly detours, late arrivals, and useless years were actually all part of God's eternal plan. True rest is not in finally "doing something right," but in acknowledging that everything began with His love.