Friday, July 29, 2011

"Resting In God's Love" -3

I don't know if I made this totally clear, but let me try something else. From our youth, the product that we have sought to satisfy our souls has been unconditional love: we thought we had it in our parents, but were let down time and time again; we thought we had it in our lovers, but were sadly rejected; we thought we had it in our friends, but the supply was limited; and then, well our spouses, although more stable than the others, still came with conditions. And here we are, facing the only true love that is unconditional, which is the Love of God, and what do we do? we look for a sign or proof how that His love for us is real. We have been given the sign and the proof that He loves us; what more proof do we need than the death of His Son upon the cross? Do we see the Father in this act of sacrifice? John had not lived long enough to see it happen, but then again, he knew what it was meant to be; why else would he have referred to Jesus, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!"; and yet, "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?"; really!!! This must have saddened Jesus a little to hear this question from His cousin that knew Him, even before his own live birth; yet Jesus did not hold that question against John; much like He did not hold Peter's denial against him. Thus was the reason for Jesus to say those things that He said between the question and the declaration that was made in verse 28. Because; it is not about a sign, although One has been given; it is about Jesus revealing God's Love to us, and us believing that which is revealed: Unconditional Love!!! "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth His Love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:6-8)

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