Thoughts for another day

December 27, 2011

Today's verse: 1 Jn.  4:10. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

God's love for us has been extraordinary without any impurity and He loves us even though we sin and do all kind of nonsense.  Because we're so attuned to the ways of the world, we've not allowed ourselves to be fully conversant with His love for were we to be acquainted with it even a little bit, it would wash down over us as does a drop of rain down the parched earth.  Were we aware of our need for His love, without which we cannot even survive a single moment, we would've been overwhelmed in it to the extent that we would forget everything and be rooted in Him.  Yes, we would, for immense is His love for us.

The Bible says, 'God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so whoever believes in Him shouldn't perish but have eternal life.'  Yes, God didn't hesitate in giving up what He loved most: His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, for us.  And what're we before Him?  Miserable, low-down, creatures, wallowing in filth and sin and depraved to the extent of not even realizing that our souls live forever even as we do our own things in the ghettos of hell on earth.

God gave His Son not that we loved Him, but that He loved us and He gave Him up to be an unblemished sacrifice on His altar for His justice demanded it.  The price we had to pay because of God's justice was paid in full by the righteous Lamb of God.  Two days ago we celebrated Christmas, the birth of Christ; do you realize what it means?  It means Jesus had to shed all His glory to be with us on earth – like us and with us in the form of a body like ours.  Metaphorically, it means emptying the entire ocean into a cup!  Did you grasp that?  If you did, lie on your knees and give Him your love.  It would cause heaven to come on earth and to you.