What God’s Love is Like
Devotional Reading: God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 1 John 4:9 NLT
God’s love is sacrificial and wonderfully merciful. It is staggering to think that Jesus, the one in whom (and through whom) all things were created, would set aside his glory in heaven to come to earth and do what was necessary to allow you and I the opportunity to enter into his perfect love and presence forever. God sent his one and only Son, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world, so that we could have life through him. Before we even had a problem, God had the solution.
Take some time as you spend this moment with God to think about some of the ways God speaks of and displays his love in the scriptures, and how he has done so in your own life to this point. From the picture of the Father’s love in the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), to the Holy Spirit filling the believers with his beautiful presence (Acts 2:1-11), there are so many ways God wants to communicate his love for you through his word and through your relationship with him.
And, of course, remember Jesus on the cross. For the joy set before him, Jesus endured it all (see Hebrews 12:2). He did it for you and for me, holding nothing back, displaying God’s love for all the world to see. That is what God’s love is like – powerful, personal, sacrificial, excessive, beautiful, all-encompassing, liberating, life-giving, restorative, hope-filled… the list goes on. You are loved, treasured and valued by God beyond measure. This is one of the simple yet profound truths of the gospel, the gospel we have the privilege of sharing with a world in need.
Prayer and Confession
Thank You, that we are accepted in the beloved and loved by the Father. Help me to keep learning about your love each day. Amen!
Further Reading: John 3:16, 1John 4:7-9
