Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'—Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV)
God's love for us led Him to action. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16 NIV). And as we follow Jesus, we can sense His love surrounding us, helping us, guiding us, encouraging us every day. "Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand" (Isaiah 41:10 NLT). Will His love ever leave us? No. It is unconditional. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39 NLT)
God Is Love!
Father, we thank You that we can learn what love is by looking at You.
Thank You for loving us even when we're unlovable. Thank You for showing Your love to us in countless ways,...each and every day. Thank You for giving Your
Son so that we could be forgiven and live. Help us learn to love You,...and
others,...with Your kind of love. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
"The
liberating truth of Christianity is that God meets us where we are,
takes us as we are,...and loves us too much to leave us there."
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