God’s birds-eye love and partial love for us

God loves us both ways. On the one hand, with a birds-eye view, and so with all perspectives in sight, all positions, all lives, all motivations, all struggles, and so not just with you in mind; and on the other, he also loves you partially, without consideration of others (where, as with a faithful lover, you are the only one in view and even, the only one that matters). God being able to love both ways seem incomprehensible and unfathomable - that he can, at the same time, love you as if you are the only person in the whole universe, but also love us all in precisely the same way! We need to know, and accept fully and deeply, that his love can do both – and to admit to ourselves (and God) that it is not enough for us to be loved from a birds-eye view by God (or even by others if they try) – that we need to be loved partially and particularly. But also we need to know, and accept fully and deeply, that he loves us all in this very particular and partial way – so we are all in it together, held by him equally. In other words, he loved us so much that he was prepared to sacrifice himself for you alone and for me alone, and for both our salvation (also see John 3:16). 

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