Lessons about Love

God, you are so good. You have been reshaping my views on love. The love of the world is different from your love. I don't think anyone could say they would be willing to die for an enemy. If a man stands on trial and is sentenced to death for the murder of an innocent and child, which mother or father would forgive the murderer and then stand in proxy ready to take the murderer's place and be executed. Your love reminds me of this, but different in that you are HOLY. All humanity is a sinner and so we are deserving of the penalty of sin which is death physically (on this earth) and spiritually (eternal damnation). Sin demands punishment and there are no good works that I could have ever offered you to get me off the hook, but God You loved us (the whole world) so much that you were willing to send your only Son, 100% Holy to die and take the punishment for my sins...that's love. Now by faith in the saving work that Jesus did on the cross and His resurrection I can live a life more fulfilled here on earth (with a changed perspective of my purpose) and after when I physically die, my soul will go on to live in your presence forever. You are wonderful! Who wouldn't want to believe and be saved and experience life to the fullest on earth and eternity not having to bear the eternal punishment of damnation? Lord, I know it is so hard for people to admit that they are sinners. After all, our world today sends the message to be confident, to be proud of who we are and what we do, to enjoy life because there is only one life to live, to enjoy the pleasures of indulging in sin, partying, drinking, engaging in sexual intercourse and living life to the fullest, but God does this really satisfy? The world's pleasures may be fun, but it will never be fulfilling, after the fun has subsided you are even more thirstier for something that will satisfy. We were all created to be in relationship with You and unless we have that relationship, we will continue to look for happiness and love in all the wrong places. 


You have been showing me that as a believer, I need to represent Christ love to others. I need to show them when the world forsakes them, condemns them, hates them and judges them as a sinner that I am right there beside them to say: "we are all sinners and even as a sinner God loves you so much and desires that you come to know Him personally and He wants to give you eternal life, not eternal damnation, because it is His will that all should come to repentance." If we acknowledge our sins before God, repent and believe that He sent Jesus to die for our sins then we shall be saved, God is not like man, He is ever faithful to forgive us. His love is a sacrificial love and no one can out do Him in loving. 


I thank God that He is changing my perspectives on love and showing me new things I desire to love as He loves.