Loveless. ( Ephesians 2 v 1 - 10 )

I  read these striking words,'O Lover of The Loveless',it is easy to love a little baby,it cant do one any harm.I remember a person saying of a young girl ,''you couldn't love her if you reared her'', In Ezekiel 16,We read the following words from one of my commentaries,' The Lord traces the history of Jerusalem , as a type of the people.It began as a foundling child,unwashed and unwanted. The Lord had pity on her and cared for her lovingly and she grew, matured, and became very beautiful''  The book of Hosea compares Israel the nation to a harlot ,yet one whom God loved,in spite of their wickedness and unfaithfulness,we hear God declaring ,'I will heal their waywardness , and love them freely'.  ( Hosea 14 v 4 )As with Israel of old, God is still ,'the lover of the loveless'.and that applies to  us sinners,we ungodly,wicked,sinful enemies of God.I exaggerate not ,we were all born prodigals,love for God was absent from our lives.There are so  many people and the word 'loveless' ,   describes them , but in spite of this , look to the cross,see Jesus dying for the loveless,dying for the likes of you and me.