Wednesday, May 8, 2013

God's great love for us


Romans 5:8 (NLT)
But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners

When you think of the love of God, what comes to your mind?  We are limited by our finite minds and experiences to comprehend the true meaning of God’s love.  There are no conditions placed on God's love for us.  God’s love does not depend on you doing all you can to become good.  He doesn’t promise to send Christ if you promise to love Him; in fact God sent His Son while you were still in your sins.  God’s love for us has always existed.  His love is so great that He initiated the act required to reconcile sinful mankind with His holiness and perfection.  He did all the giving and sacrificing long before we were even aware that we needed His love.

God’s love is very different from human love.  Read I Corinthians 13 again for the model of God’s love.  God's love is unconditional and not dependent on feelings.  He doesn't love us because we're lovable or because we make Him feel good; He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His own Son who willingly died for us to restore that relationship.

With this seemingly unreal truth in mind, how can you not love God for what He has done and share that love with others?  How can you not tell others who do not know Christ as Savior what this love of God really means?   

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