"The Love of God Spoken to 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." (John 3:16) 'Love without action, is not Love'; that is not only true for us, but true also with God. "For God so Loved the world", was not just spoken, but was communicated to man through action; action of the Father in sending His Son, and action of the Son in dying on the cross for our sins. There is no way that a man cannot accept the fact that God loves him; yet there are many that do not; WHY? I think it might be in part because they do not understand Love; and when I say understand, I mean, that they do not see what Love entails. Love is not a pleasure, or a feeling; Love is not an attitude, or a reaction to how one feels; Love is not even a state of mind. No; the real Love of God is an expression of care and commitment to the well being of another, no matter what the cost to one's self. This goes way beyond pleasureful feelings, attitude of actions, and even the thoughts in the mind; this is a heart that is broken for the sake of others, and for the well being of others. Although all those other things I mentioned are fruits of this heart reaction, they are not the source of the action. That is one of the wonderful things about marriage and the love between a husband and wife; it is not based upon feelings, attitude, or even thought; but it is based upon commitment of the heart to another. This is the primary reason that you say 'I Do', because you are making a promise to be committed, no matter what! No matter what it might cost you personally, physically, or even, dare I say, emotionally. I want you to think about something, just for a moment: The sacrifice made by God; was it painful to Him? Did it break His heart? And then after you think about this one little factor in the Love of the Father towards us, ask yourself a question: Is my sin worth that?