“I Love You!” Love, God
Romans 8:39
Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Some things in life simply defy definition. Love is one of those things.
Love is easy to recognize by the way it acts. Love is the basic principle of spiritual and relational health.
It is the creator of character and the revealer of truth. It is the solution of all difficulties and the cure of all evils. It is the secret of vitality and the essence of true life.
Love elevates every aspect of our lives. By loving others we elevate them to a higher plane of living.
The prime fundamental to Christian living is love. When we say “God is love” we speak of “descending love” and “ascending love.”
Humanity’s condition was not the motivating force behind Jesus coming into this world. God’s divine love for humanity was the impelling power of the incarnation of Jesus.
With the coming of Jesus, God declared “I love you” and demonstrated His willingness to reveal that love to us.
The heavens declare the glory of God, His actions reveal His grace, nature shows His handiwork, but in Jesus we meet God’s demonstrated love.
His love lifts us from our sin-scarred, life wounded, battered image higher and higher until the image that was lost in Adam is restored in us in Jesus.
Love found us where we were, but lifted us to where God is. Love reached us as we were, but transformed our nature into His nature.
Love looked upon us in our shame but caused us to look upon God in His splendor.
How different is His love from the emotion that we call love. Our love is caused by something in the object of our love, something that meets an inherent need.
We love because we need. God needs because He loves.
