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
