What, an excess love.

 

Text: John 15:12-13 (KJV)

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ¹³ Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

 

Friends, we can see that love is not in the tears but love is unconditional. So, let us reflect on His love today that lead Him to this excess love in all. Remember, our first love experience is not that first encounter to believe God rather He loved before while we were in sin. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us"  Infact, His heart of love made Him to give up His life for our sin as He choose to sacrifice for humanity. Jesus pledged to die as a ransom for all. So, there is no sin He cannot forgive only if we repent and accept Jesus. His love is eternal by grace even when we don’t deserve it. He stepped in to remedy us from sin by His mercy. Hence, His love made us die with Him, rise with Him, suffer with Him and so shall we enjoy in glory both here on earth and the life to come in Jesus name. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Interestingly, His love is endless. What a love that we enjoy even before we were formed in our mother womb. Yes, Christ knew us and died for us. John 3:16 says, "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. The good news is that His love guaranteed us eternity as we were bought by His precious blood and sealed by the Holy Spirit. And we can see His persistant call for our salvation experience just because of His excess love. He does not give up on man no matter our delay to his call and encounters. And He is still beckoning on us again for deep intimacy in Jesus name.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, help us to embrace this most important attribute of life which is the love of Jesus in all we do in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE: Remember, we shall enjoy His inheritance at last as the promise of this love.