The wonder of
salvation is this: while we were still sinners, Christ came and died for us.
Thousands of years had passed since Adam and Eve first sinned. Man had become
quite the sinner. There wasn't anything that was beyond his ability to do
against God. He had pushed God to the limits of his patience time and time
again. Mankind did not deserve a Savior! He deserved judgment, not mercy.
Yet, in spite of what
we had become and deserved, God sent Jesus to be our Savior. He loved us in
spite of the fact we were so unlovable. He loved us, even though we had spurned
Him and gone our own wicked ways. Don't ask me how He could have such a love
for us, I can't even begin to fathom it. All I know is that God loves us with
that kind of love.
Because of sin, we are
not able to love God. God first loves us and draws us to himself so that He can
pour out His love into our hearts. We can only love Him through Jesus' love.
When Jesus forgives us, we then can love God and experience forgiveness from God,
for ourselves, and for others. There is no way to know what true love is apart
from the love of God as displayed through the life, death, and resurrection of
our Lord.
Do you know the love
and forgiveness of God today? Do
you? Do you know that God so loved you
that He let Jesus die in your place on the cross of Calvary so your sins could
be forgiven? Do you know that what kept
Jesus on the cross was not the nails, but His love for you?
Oh, the wonder of it
all that God loves you and me! Such
amazing love, how can it be? I don’t
know, but that is the God we serve.
Never forget, Jesus went to hell and back for you. What are you doing for Him?
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