Devot. No Greater Love

Hi Folks,

 

I hope you had a peaceful week and are staying healthy and well.
 

Our devot. for today is Valentine themed, but it focuses on God's love for us.

 

It is hard to wrap our minds around the fact that God willingly chose to leave the holiness and beauty of Heaven, take human a form, still be 100% God, yet 100% man (Isaiah 43:10-11, Matthew 1:23, John 1:1,14),

so that He could one day die as the payment for the sins of the world.   He did this for us that we might have eternal life  with Him through putting our faith in Jesus, instead of suffering apart from Him in Hell.  

 

Jesus said in John 15:12-13, "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."  

 

True love is a willingness, a selflesnss to give of yourself, even yourself in the place of another if need be.  

We have seen this type of selfless action on the part of 2 teachers in FL who shielded some of the students from harm.

This is mirroring the character, nature and example of our Saviour Himself.   He took our sin, took the punishment of hell for us and by placing our trust in Him, we can escape it.

 

Last week I ran across a devot. that brought up the fact that Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday are the same day this year.    What is the tie in?   The difference is between the emphasis on human love that can be tangible and sadly sometimes  fleeting and an eternal, everlasting love that God will always have for those who have trusted  Him and for those who have yet to trust Him.  

 

Jeremiah 31:3 says, "The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying,  Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:  therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

 

We have a chance this weekend to share that eternal love with those who have not experienced it yet.

 

Since it's a week where folks may send cards to each other, take the opportunity to send a Christian ecard and message to someone in you life.

This link, which I've shared before, is a site for free, Christian e-cards, love this place:  https://www.dayspring.com/ecards

 

Write a handwritten note, stick a Gospel track in it or an encouraging Scripture verse. 

 

Pray and ask the Lord to give you ideas of how to reflect HIS love to someone in your path this weekend.  

 

God bless you and yours this weekend.  (Devot. and Song Below)

 

Devot. https://www.intouch.org/read/magazine/daily-devotions/no-greater-love  (Used by permission.  Taken from https://www.intouch.org/)

 

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqTMJxSA7EM