As human beings, we pick a single day of the year to celebrate love, called Valentine’s Day. We celebrate it with candy, flowers, stuffed animals and, of course, a Hallmark card. Some of those things don’t last very long, do they?
But, think about how God shows His love for us? Think about how often he shows it, and how long it lasts. How did God show His love to mankind? John 3:16 tells us:
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
And we need to remember that, unlike us who typically only give valentines’ gifts to people we like and who like us, Romans 5:10 tells us:
“For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”
So, Gid gave us His love while we were enemies (sinners). When we accept that love, in the person of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, does it get old? Does it wither like the flowers, or disappear like all that chocolate?
No, it doesn’t. Jesus promised that, once we become children of God, nothing can separate us from that love. Romans 8:38-39 states:
“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
No one can snatch us out of the protection and love of Jesus’ hand! Jesus said in John 10:28-29:
“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”
Thus, unlike some of our expressions of love that wither, get consumed, and get discarded, the love of Christ will never, ever leave us! He’s available 24/7 – 365 (and ¼) days a year!
Have you felt that kind of love? If you have never known of this kind of love or experienced it, join the Maple Grove Church Family as we continue to learn about God’s perfect love and experience that special love every moment of our lives. We look forward to seeing you at Maple Grove.
Bro. Parks