1 John 4:10-12 – “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

When you consider the love of God towards you, that He would willingly look upon your helpless state – in bondage to a sinful nature and an enemy of God – and instead of God pouring out righteous holy wrath on you, instead takes your place in death to bear the just wrath of God in your place.  Are those words on a page only to you, or do you feel the weight of the love of God in them?

If you put a 400 pound weight on a dead person, they will feel nothing, but if you do the same to someone alive, it would be a very different experience.  So it is with the love of God in the hearts of Christians.  If you are spiritually alive – that is, if by faith in the gospel of Jesus, the Holy Spirit of God is in you – the love of God is transformative.  It changes your own heart and understanding of life around you, and it informs you as to how you ought to love others.

My exhortation today is to take 5 minutes and truly meditate on the love of God towards you in Jesus.  How has that transformed your own life?  How are you exhibiting that love towards others?  Be encouraged, as we walk our walk of faith daily, God is with us and for us – as we follow Him, His love is being perfected in us for our good and His glory.

Grace and Peace,

Adam