WHERE DID IT BEGIN

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16 KJV

Where did God’s compassionate unconditional love for you and for me begin?  It began in His heart just as compassionate unconditional love for one another must begin in our heart.  We are so quick to point the finger of guilt at others but seldom admit that we hurt others also.

One of my pastors said in a sermon “If you will keep your own heart right with God, you won’t have the time to judge others”.  Can we honestly say we love one another unconditionally as God loves us?  Loving one another unconditionally is not an option; it is a commandment from Jesus.

We read in the Bible “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12).  When God looks in our heart, does He see unconditional love for one another or does He see things that hurt Him and break His heart?  May God help us to love one another unconditionally.

God didn’t just look down from Heaven and decide to send Jesus to die for our sins, It broke His heart to see the condition the world was in so He opened His heart of compassionate unconditional love to us and sent Jesus to die on the cross and pay the penalty for your sins and for my sins.

Heavenly Father, thank You for giving Your beloved Son to die for our sins.  Jesus, thank You for dying for us.  You are so precious to me.  Thank You for never leaving me.  I love You with all my heart.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

August 10, 2017