Experiencing HIS Love

Jesus, nailed onto a cross, all for me...

   Recently, the Lord has been speaking to me of how much he loves me. Just how much. How wide, how deep, how high his love really is.

   The bible says a lot about love. First of all, it is the most important instruction. To love the Lord your God... and the second one is to love your neighbor as yourself.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
 1 Corinthians 13:13
The greatest is love. Plain and clear, love is the greatest.
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."
1 John 4:9
God sent his son to this painful and broken world, to die on the cross, all for me. All for love.
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever"
Psalm 136:1
His love is not temporary, it endures forever. No matter what we may say or do, it doesn't matter, His love endures forever.
So really, how deep is His love? How wide is it really? I get overwhelmed by just one touch of his love. I don't think any one can really fathom how much God really does love him.
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end"
Ecclesiastes 3:11
"It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end."
John 13:1
I love this verse. He loved them to the end. To the very end. Same goes for us, He will love us to the end.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8
While we were still sinners, he loved us. He died for us.
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
1 Peter 2:9
He chose us. Do you think that He would choose us if He didn't love us?
"We love because he first loved us."
1 John 4:19
He loved us first.

   These are just a few scriptural examples of God's love. There are so many, and they are all true!

   So, do you really know how much God loves you? If you don't know, God loves you very much. He loved you so much that he gave His only son just for you. If you have felt God's love, there is more. His love is higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean. Whether you are a Christian or not, God's love is for you. The evil one wants to steal that love, don't let him. There is an amazing love, and it's name is Jesus. The only hope of this world is his love. He has offered it, but do you receive it? He offers freely. We live in a dark and broken world, and there is only one love that can restore all the brokenness. He is the only light that can pierce through the darkness.

   As we prepare to celebrate the baby boy who came into the world, died on the cross and rose again, dwell on his love. It is so deep, so high, so wide. Once you experience His love you are never the same. It is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. You won't want to miss out. And I promise, you won't be disappointed.