Herein is Love
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10).
“But God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
I’m not a person who’s big on celebrating holidays just because they’re on the calendar but, with this being Valentine’s Day, I have been thinking about love. Included in my thoughts have been the people I love but I’ve also been thinking of the love that surpasses human love, and that is the love of God.
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:17-19).
As grateful as I am for my friends and family who love me, I’m even more grateful for the immense love of my Savior. I don’t deserve His love and His favor but He gives it anyway. He constantly reminds me that I am His child and He delights in blessing me. I pray He will help me to return His love and be worthy of His time so that He greets me with a smile as He welcomes me into my Home.
“And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight. The clouds be rolled back as a scroll. The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend. Even so, it is well with my soul.” Amen!
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