Meditate On
In this is love, not that we loved God, but
that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10
Not
Your Love But His Love
The sum total of the law is to love God
with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind (Matthew 22:37–40). But
let me ask you this: Has anybody ever been able to love the Lord with all his
heart, all his soul and all his mind?
The answer is obvious. Not a single person
has been able to do that. And God knew all the while that under the law, no one
could love Him that perfectly. So do you know what He did? He sent His Son
Jesus. When He did that, He was effectively saying this to us: “I know that you
can’t love Me perfectly, so watch Me now. I will love you with all My heart,
all My soul, all My mind and all My strength.” And He stretched His arms wide
and died for us!
My friend, take time to get this into your
heart today: The cross is not a demonstration of our perfect love and devotion
to God. The cross is God’s demonstration of His perfect love and His perfect
grace (unmerited favor) toward us. Let me give you the Bible’s definition of
love to make this even clearer for you: “In this is love, not that we loved
God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our
sins.”
That’s the emphasis of the new covenant of grace (unmerited favor)—His
love for us, not our love for Him. And when we focus on His love for us, we end
up loving Him and others effortlessly!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
