The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 that we’ve “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Knowing what shape we were in God provided us a way back to Him, but it’s up to us to choose that path. I recently read this below that shows us that path.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. - John 15:13
God is love. Many people have misunderstood that part of God’s nature. The fact that God is love, however, does not mean that everything is sweet, beautiful, and happy and that God’s love could not possibly allow punishment for sin.
God’s holiness demands that all sin be punished, but God’s love provided a plan of redemption and salvation for sinful man. God’s love provided the cross of Jesus Christ by which man can have forgiveness and cleansing. It was the love of God that sent Jesus Christ to the cross.
Who can describe or measure the love of God? Our Bible is a revelation of the fact that God is love. When we preach justice, it is justice tempered with love. When we preach righteousness, it is righteousness founded on love. When we preach atonement, it is atonement necessitated because of love, provided by love, finished by love.
When we preach the resurrection of Christ, we are preaching the miracle of love. When we preach the return of Christ, we are preaching the fulfillment of love.
Were it not for the love of God, none of us would ever have a chance in the future life. But thanks be unto God, He is love! Because He is a holy God, our sins separated us from Him, but because of His love there is a way of salvation, a way back to God through Jesus Christ, His Son.
So thankful for His love for us.