LOVE TO THE RESCUE
“We don’t serve God to gain His acceptance; we are accepted so we serve God. We don’t follow Him in order to be loved; we are loved so we follow Him.”
1Jo 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.
Has it ever occurred to you, that God owes us absolutely nothing? There is no work we can ever perform that will ever place the Lord in our debt. Many years ago, when I was a very young Christian, while driving home from work, I had an encounter with Jesus. I was so overwhelmed by a sense of God’s great love for me. That was a big deal because prior to my return to Christ, I did not believe God loved me. As I wept I said, “Lord, why do you love me so much? I surely don’t deserve it!” His reply stunned me. He said, “Because I created you to love!”
With all of my heart I believe, that God has created every soul to be an object of His love, with the hope that we will recognize His great love and love Him back in return! On the cross 2000 years ago, LOVE came to our rescue! While you and I were loving and serving sin, Jesus died that we might live forever with Him!
Rom 5:10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
You are powerless to make Him love you more. You have no weakness that will make Him love you less. You might as well receive His great love for you and just love Him will all of your heart, soul, mind and strength in return! To know Him, is to love Him!
Every blessing!
—Tom