I was thinking through what this festive season really means and finally, I get a glimpse of it and understand it perfectly. I came to an understanding that this is the season where we get to be reminded of how God loves us.
We have been searching for a perfect definition and justification of LOVE in our own understanding and how we can operate in and out of it. We have gone round and round saying the same things about Love over and over. We tend to forget or force ourselves not to know where all the LOVE came from. What’s the authentic source of a so deeply sought feeling? A LOVE that has no stains, a LOVE that corrects, understands, forgives, cares and forgets. Believe me; the list for this PERFECT LOVE is long to even fit a thousand pages. A LOVE when realized by an individual, all else is just a vague impression. A LOVE that’s so pure that can makes one feel guilty when not responding to it, once you realize and get to taste it. A LOVE that is not ashamed or selfish, but gives its all.
A LOVE that has proven itself not once, twice or even a thousand times but each and every second you live. To bring the picture more closely, do this simple math, (Number of your years x number of days in a year x hours of a day x sixty seconds). That’s the number HE is proving to you that HE LOVES you no matter what and still counting.
I’m talking about the LOVE of God. God loved us
before we became to existence. He loves us more than we can think of or
imagine, such that He gave His only begotten Son to be a visible sign of how He
loves us. He loves us in such a way that He didn't want us to perish in
our own transgressions and yet you say you are not LOVED?
We get hurt when we pursue a
vague love, trying to make it fit in our own definition and justification. We
go on saying that we won’t love again when we get heart broken, but how do you
think God feels when you break His heart, when you've done wrong or not giving
Him what He deserves? He gets hurt but His love towards us is so much that
He doesn't say He won’t love us again; but give us more reasons why
He loves us. He doesn't only say it in plain words but
also shows it. He gives you life that is not guaranteed of having, to
prove to you that He loves and wants you to make it right and develop a
relationship with Him. What other proof do you need to realize that indeed you
are LOVED?
To make it short, as you think of ways to celebrate this year’s Easter, let it make a difference in your life by realizing and acknowledging His LOVE first. In as much as you will keep on searching for love, you will not get any perfect love like God’s love. There is a lot to say about His LOVE but in order to make sense to you, let this echo in your mind and heart the whole of this season.
“For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
(John 15:13)
We often ask God “why am I not loved? “when we are heartbroken and the answer He constantly give us is Jesus’ picture on the cross saying I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH. Make a point to realize, acknowledge and reply to His LOVE as you also SPREAD LOVE TO EVERYONE!!
Happy
and Blessed Easter!!!
How is the crucifixion of Jesus love? What father wants his child to be sacrificed for other people's sins? If there is one, he's no father, he's a psychopath.
ReplyDeleteIn the olden days, the atonement of sin was blood! And an animal had to be sacrificed each time. The son (Jesus), who is God-and who was there at the beginning of time-loved humanity enough (John 3:16). He, as God, left His throne in heaven and offered himself up (voluntarily I must add), to atone the sins of humanity! Let us remember that the Father and the Son are one (John 10:30)! And so, this was God offering Himself up for our sake! If that is not LOVE, then I don't know what is!
ReplyDeleteP.S. God is already righteous so He did not have to do what He did!
Hocus Pocus, Mumbo Jumbo, Mystical Fantasy written by men. According to Jesus, he knew what was going to happen to him from the very beginning and, if he were god, he didn't make any sacrifice for anyone, it was total illusion and pre-ordained so no one, including Judas, can be held accountable for the death of Jesus because they had no free will and were just actors in a pre-written script and he didn't actually die, merely shedded his human container. And, since god is all-knowing and all-powerful, he can do whatever he likes including playing games with mankind who he supposedly made in his own image and must worship him which, in itself, shows that god is a megalomaniac who is vain, self-centered, evil, psychopathic, self-righteous, a charlatan, has a serious personality disorder, etc, That's why I am an Atheist, I don't believe in any god/gods and there isn't anything after death, no heaven or hell, just eternal nothingness. You and the other "believers" can worry about going to hell but I don't.
ReplyDeleteIf god is our creator, our parent, then he's a terrible father.
ReplyDeleteLook at the picture you've posted with Jesus nailed to a cross wearing thorns digging into his scalp suffering a painful, agonizing, death by exposure and dehydration finally put out of his misery by a Roman soldier's spear. That's love being expressed? It's the worship of god through condoning sacrificing a person, that's a death cult and, if you read the "old testament" you'll know that god expressly forbade the sacrifice of people. Knowing that, how could anyone believe that the death of Jesus by crucifixion was acceptable to god?
ReplyDelete"We often ask God “why am I not loved? “when we are heartbroken and the answer He constantly give us is Jesus’ picture on the cross saying I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH. Make a point to realize, acknowledge and reply to His LOVE as you also SPREAD LOVE TO EVERYONE!!"
ReplyDeleteWhat is being said is love till it hurts and beyond. I've loved till it hurt and beyond and it hurts like HELL!
We get hurt when we pursue a vague love, trying to make it fit in our own definition and justification. That is most of our reality instead of laying hold of the love that held us all this time. I praise God for how he has used your gift.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks hun
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written. God is love.
ReplyDeleteI was having a conversation with Him today morning. He reminded me how I was so bent on hearing Him say He loves me, or just giving me a gesture that He does. Now I feel like I can just storm into a room with his love radiating from deep within.
I believe the more you spend time with Him the more progressive the revelation of His love is towards us.
Thanks for sharing this. It's sure needed.