“The Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or — if they think there is not — at least they hope to deserve approval from good men. But the Christian thinks any good he does comes from the Christ-life inside him. He does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it.”
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) in Mere Christianity (New York: Harper Collins, 1980) 64.
Learning of the power of the love of God in our lives and growing up in a greenhouse are two realities that combined to make this a special post for me. Let’s celebrate the Christ-life inside us by walking in the light of His love, and in so doing, God will make us good because He loves us.