Love...

John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Love...it is always interesting to hear the different opinions about what people say love is. Well, if we want to know what love truly is, we have to go to the One who is Love...our God, Savior, and Lord, Jesus Christ (1 John 4:8, 16). If we take a moment to observe how God loves, we will see that love is not just a feeling. The Bible tells us that not only is God love, but He also loves us. However, God's love was not, and is not, a love of inaction. He did not merely sit in Heaven and announce that He loved us. His love was one of action. It moved Him to leave Heaven and come to dwell among us. It moved Him to come, live among us, and ultimately die for us. God expressed His love in His actions. His love is an active love. Today, because God so loved us, we can be saved from eternal punishment in Hell and the Lake of Fire, and be with the Lord for all of eternity. His love will move Him to chasten us when we need it, because He is a Jealous God, who desires the best for us. In all that God has done, is doing, and will do or allow, He shows us how much He loves us. We may not always see or understand God's love for us, because His ways are not our ways; but the one thing we can be sure of, regardless of circumstances, is that God loves us. He proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt, on a cruel, but loving, cross on Calvary.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).