“This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:10
The greatest expression of love was demonstrated through the life and death of Jesus Christ. I don’t have a lot of words this morning, but I do know this, when I think about the love God showed us and compare that with the love often times we show others, there is no comparison. Where we hold grudges, God offers forgiveness. Where we reject, God accepts! Where we try to control & manipulate, God sets free!
This love however wasn’t cheap! The greatest expression also came with the greatest sacrifice! Jesus chose to step out of Heaven, be born of a virgin, live a sinless life, and die a painful death in-which he offered his life as a sacrifice for my sin. This is real love – that Jesus Christ would lay down his life for so that we might live for Him.
Father help me understand the magnitude, the forgiveness, and the freedom that is provided through the cross. Let me not just love with words, let me love with actions also. Let others see you love for them in me. In Jesus Name, Amen
Dan Gould 