'For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.' (Romans 8:38-39)
We recently had a sermon preached in our church on John 3:16 and the love of God. A topic and verse that you think you know so well and yet...you don't.
There is so, so much that can be said about God's love and why we should be thankful for it. In fact, I'm not sure I can really put it into words!
Where to begin?
God never had to create humanity. In the Trinity, He had perfect satisfaction. Yet He chose to make man, so He could have a relationship with him. So that He could pour out His love on him.
And how did man respond? How did we respond? We flung that love back in His face. We not only rejected His love, we betrayed it. He would have been perfectly justified in giving up on us.
But no, that glorious love refused to let go.
No parent could even imagine letting their child die for someone else, no matter how much that person deserved it.
Well God, who'd always, always, always had the best relationship ever, with His perfect Son, killed His child for the sake of his enemies. Those who'd turned their backs on Him, scorned Him, treated Him as a fairytale.
And in that moment, we have absolute proof that He loves us. We have a reason to wake up each day with thanks in our hearts and on our lips.
But He didn't stop with our salvation.
He brought us into His family.
He sent His Spirit to guide us in life.
He has promised us an eternity with Him. Forever. Basking in His love.
Thank you Lord!
'O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above!'
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