Who Loves You The Most?

God is love. We all know this phrase by heart. But what exactly does it mean?

Our valentine image of love is of cupids with little red arrows, hearts, chocolates, flowers and a general giddiness. It is a time of wonder for young adults as they speculate on the implications for themselves, and for older ones who sometimes wonder if anyone really does care.

We have these same tender feelings when we are involved with a wedding. The romance, the joy, the hopes and dreams and expressions of undying love accompany young couples as they enter a period of temporary insanity and seem to lose touch with all rational thought. This is why parents cry at weddings. They realize that this moment, this apex of romance, is about to be hurled unsuspectingly into a world of reality. This young love will be tested and tried to see if it has the capacity - the will - to endure into maturity.

We soon discover that love is not necessarily easy. That loved one is provoking bad feelings in us and we wonder if we even like that person who doesn't seem as cooperative and charming as we had at first thought. Somewhere along the line we must decide if we will love. Anyway. We must either commit to love that person or decide that it is much easier to simply walk away. To love may be the harder choice. The riskier choice. But always the right choice. To love is to give oneself totally and without reservation regardless of the cost. To lay oneself bare and vulnerable.

We often measure our worth by the cost of the gift. How much am I loved? How much is that other person willing to sacrifice for me? What is my value? One rose worth, one box of candy's worth, one romantic dinner's worth ...?

How much does God love you? How much was He willing to sacrifice for you? How much are you worth to Him?

One cross worth.

A Child of the King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Greatest and Most Perfect Love

We use the word 'love' to apply to many things - romantic relationships, marriage, brotherly love, parental, patriotic - and to many things: money, food, pets, etc. 

But the Bible tells us about the greatest love of all.The first time the word appears in the Word of God is in the following passage:

"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." Genesis 22:2.

In this passage the Word refers to the love of a father for his son. We know that this is a 'type' of God himself and His willingness to offer His only begotten Son - the earthly representation of God Himself - as a sacrifice for the sin of the world. This sacrifice has consequences for the entire cosmos. It is without a doubt the example of the highest possible meaning of love that exists. In fact, as the Bible says, "God is love." (1 John 4:16.) God is the ultimate source of love, the essence of love, and His love was exhibited before the foundation of the world. 

The only certainty in love is to be found in the absolutely eternal love of God for His creation ... US! Nothing in all of history, or in the future, can separate the follower of Jesus Christ from that love.

We were designed for intimate fellowship with the Creator of the cosmos. That is why He created us in His very own image. Jesus Christ came to earth for the very purpose of shedding His blood for us - to die in our place - and if we believe on Him we are adopted and are considered the children of God. He loves us intensely and passionately. Christ also calls us His friends. We are also blessed with our own Counselor, the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Godhead.

The love of God is the one certainly in an uncertain world.

Royal Heir