“God’s love is so extravagant and so inexplicable that he loved us before we were us.”
Judah Smith
“God is love. He pursues us with that love.”
Jeanette Duby
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
February is the month of love. Many will celebrate love for each other. The greatest love is God’s love for you. God demonstrated his love for you when His son Jesus took on the encumbrance of your immorality.
God’s love is what defined as agape love. The Greek work agapē, in the New Testament, means the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God. It is this type of love that God desires for us to have for others. “Christian Agape love is about loving others because they are children of God like us even if we don't like them.” This means we love a person despite his or her flaws or shortcomings.”
You and I must learn to love people where they are in life. It’s not love because a person does everything we hoped or desire of him or her. Genuine love is loving beyond a person’s inadequacies. Everyone has virtues of goodness and some deficiencies within them. It is imperative that you apply Provers 10:12 …” but love covers all offenses.” God’s love covers your frailties, and you will never do anything to change God’s love and care for you! True love is loving that friend, spouse, son, or daughter despite his or her shortfalls.
When it comes to relationships, love has everything to do with it. When it comes to your salvation and life, God’s love for you is the one determining factor assuring you of your purpose and place in life. If no one else cares and loves you, you know that God loves you immeasurable. His love for you has everything to do with your existence, your purpose, and your eternal destination. Raise your head and walk in your calling knowing that God loves you with an unconditional love.
