The Cost of Love
It is estimated that $19.6 Billion was spent on Valentine's Day in 2018 so we could show someone we love them.
Do we think about how much God loves us?
His unconditional love that we are so unworthy of?
We all know the scripture John 3:16.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
And Romans 5:8 God demonstrated his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
In Romans 8:38 Paul said that he was 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 creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Sin in our life will separate us from God's presence, but not from his love.
That is why he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to be a sacrifice for sin, that we may be reconciled back to the Father.
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.
1 John 4:8-10 He that loves not, knows not God, for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son, to be a propitiation for our sins.
There's many scriptures on the love of God.
For God is love, and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and he in him.
Eph. 3:17-19 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, length,and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God..
The old hymn written decades ago declares it...
Oh love of God, how rich, and pure, how measureless and strong.
It shall forever more endure, the saints and angels song!
Jere. 31:3 The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee..
The cost of our love?
$19 Billion
The cost of God’s love?
Priceless.
God bless,
Pastor Sue