True Love Beckons

The deepest recess of every human heart craves for acceptance, admiration, affection, affirmation, approval, care, comfort, encouragement, recognition; in short, LOVE. All the striving for wealth and fame boils down to getting love. 

When we look to the world to satisfy that deep longing for love, we end up utterly disappointed and grossly manipulated. It is debilitating and depressing. We are looking for love in all the wrong places and faces.

True love is seen in the sacrifices made. 

The sacrifice of all sacrifices is seen in the crucifixion of God the Son in human form as Jesus of Nazareth. It was the love of God the Father for us that nailed Him to the Cross. And it was the love of God the Son for us that kept Him there for the appointed duration of time. It is the love of God the Holy Spirit for us that motivates Him to remain within us. This amazing love is extraordinary in that God did so when we did not know just how much we needed it. We even spurned and despised it.

What is love?

In this is love: Not that we love God but that He first loved us.