Somebody Loves You!

I have heard many times people say that while he was on the cross he had me on his mind.  Though that is not an actual biblical quote, we can ascertain that there is much truth to the statement that his purpose for being on the cross was to exonerate us from that which we had done or could ever do in the future.  There is something magnificent about the the fact that the Lord thought enough about the likes of me, that I would and could be important enough that he would device a plan to recover my soul back from the hands of the enemy.

I am so loved by him and you are so loved, so loved.  In fact, for God so loved the world (that's us) that he gave his only begotten son (John 3:16).  Who loves us more than this.  I cannot think of anyone who would lay his life down for us with no regard to what would be done to him or against him.  Who would suffer any affliction for the sake of our very soul.  That's love.  Until someone can love you like Jesus does, then second guess every action, word, or motive.  The bible says, "husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it (Ephesians 5:25).  Look very closely at that particular scripture and judge your relationships by it.  Because Christ loved the church so deeply that he is yet making intercession for us even after giving his life.  In addition, with all of the foolishness we do, he still loves us.   Now, think about that my sisters.  Because if a brother is ready to roll on you because you gained 10 pounds or your kid is giving him grief, or even because you want a big wedding and he wants a little one, there is a love problem.  It's time to reaccess and look at it from a broader perspective.

The Lord's thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end" (Jeremiah 29:11). He celebrates you in every way.  His thoughts toward you are all good.  He loves your curves, your lips, your hair (bad days and all) he loves you for you in other words.  He doesn't care if you're perfect, in fact, he knows you're not and he still loves you.  He doesn't hold it against you if the scale moves, he doesn't take points away if you say something he doesn't like, he doesn't shut up heaven because you don't call him for a day or two.  His thoughts don't change toward you, nor his plans because you miss it or do or say something he doesn't like.

God loves you with an everlasting love.  His love runs deep.  It's not on the surface love.  Erric Fromm wrote, "Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love".  This can be seen so clearly in Christ's love toward us.  He gave his life not knowing whether we would say yes to his sacrificial love act, but yet it didn't matter enough that he would say no I won't do it.  His love was so great that regardless to our acceptance he was still willing to give himself completely to the act of love.  There are many who have said no and he knew they would before he gave his life, but yet without regard to those who would walk away from the gift, he was still willing to give it!  Can we say, that's the real thing? For certain.

When you have found the person who can or is willing to replicate this act of love in word and deed, then truly you have found the one that God has ordained to walk with you hand in hand and stride for stride.