Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt
“For God so loved the world he gave his only son.” (John 3:16)
God backed up his words with works. Love gives and love is giving to the living. If somebody really loves you then you won’t just hear it from their lips, but you will see it in their actions.
Once again, John expands on what he said in his gospel, by writing these words:
“God showed us how much he loved us by sending his only son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love. It is not that we love God, but that he loved us and sent his son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” (I John 4:9-10)
God doesn’t just declare his love for us. He has demonstrated his love for us by giving his son. God doesn’t just say that He loves you. He has shown that He loves you by giving you the greatest gift ever given which was the gift of His Son. He gave us Jesus not only because He loves us, but because He is love.
God has demonstrated, proven, once and for all that He is love and that He loves us by giving His son. Now think about what that means. God’s love has really nothing to do with you. Other people may love you because of what you do for them or because you are attractive to them or you appeal to them. God doesn’t love you because of you. God loves you because of Himself. He loves you because He is love and He has proven it by giving His son.
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