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“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and
everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.”
– 1 John 5:1
– 1 John 5:1
Can you fathom the depth of God’s
love? I mean, truly understand how
unconditional and full it is. It is my belief
that we are incapable of grasping the love of the Father because we are
carrying the burden of living in a sin filled world. Let me ask you a few questions; is there an
end to the universe? Will we ever run
out of water? Can the grains of sand or
dirt be measured? Will the earth’s
supply of oxygen, contained within our atmosphere, expire in your
lifetime?
We grasp the unlimited infinite concept of space, land and water, yet we cannot
accept that God’s love is also limitless.
We chose to put limitations on Him based on our own limitations as to
how we perceive love. Loving one another
is bound by emotions and our current state of mind, more so than by the pureness
of accepting each other in the eyes of the Lord. You see, we are all wrought with sin. Every single one of us. I don’t care how pure, righteous and holy you
think you are, or you perceive that other person to be, sin lives within their
flesh.
God sent Jesus Christ (χριστὸς in Greek, meaning the Messiah) to die as a sacrifice for our sins. He didn’t die for my sins alone, but for the entirety of man-kind. The scriptures tell us, that if we can embrace this one truth, and accept this path of redemption, that we are accepted as children of God. We are given eternal life, because He made a way for us, not because of anything we did to deserve it. If it were dependent upon your actions to become righteous enough to enter into heaven, we would all perish in the eternal fires of hell.
Now, if Jesus’ blood can cover my sins and unrighteousness, but cannot cover the worst embodiment of evil on the face of the earth, it is meaningless and unworthy of any redemption. Many will discount their opportunity at God’s grace because of the sinful acts in their past. I’ve heard the words, “He won’t forgive me for this.” come from the lips of someone who couldn’t grasp God’s love from their worldly optics. When we limit God’s love by our ability to love there is no way we can fully accept the redemptive grace that He has provided. So many struggle with this problem of accepting God’s love for them, that I fear they deny Christ all together and give up on eternity. The complacency and apathy some have towards life is a direct result of denying that God truly loves us enough to forgive all of our sins.
The truth that they must come to accept is that His act of sacrificing His Son on that cross was the only act necessary to redeem their souls. The problem is we are taught throughout life that we are in control of our own destiny and we spend our lives trying to solve this most basic problem of eternal life. All we need to do is accept that He has already solved it, through this one called Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
Prayer:
Loving Father, You have provided a path of salvation. You have given us grace and mercy and forgiveness, so that we might be joined with You in heaven one day. Remove the scales from our eyes and the callous from our hearts so that we might embrace the redemption you have offered. Forgive our desire for control and our denial of Your Son. Shape my life to be a living picture of Your love to those I meet, so that they may see through me, the love of the Father. In Your name I pray – Amen.
We grasp the unlimited infinite concept of space, land and water, yet we cannot
accept that God’s love is also limitless.
We chose to put limitations on Him based on our own limitations as to
how we perceive love. Loving one another
is bound by emotions and our current state of mind, more so than by the pureness
of accepting each other in the eyes of the Lord. You see, we are all wrought with sin. Every single one of us. I don’t care how pure, righteous and holy you
think you are, or you perceive that other person to be, sin lives within their
flesh.God sent Jesus Christ (χριστὸς in Greek, meaning the Messiah) to die as a sacrifice for our sins. He didn’t die for my sins alone, but for the entirety of man-kind. The scriptures tell us, that if we can embrace this one truth, and accept this path of redemption, that we are accepted as children of God. We are given eternal life, because He made a way for us, not because of anything we did to deserve it. If it were dependent upon your actions to become righteous enough to enter into heaven, we would all perish in the eternal fires of hell.
Now, if Jesus’ blood can cover my sins and unrighteousness, but cannot cover the worst embodiment of evil on the face of the earth, it is meaningless and unworthy of any redemption. Many will discount their opportunity at God’s grace because of the sinful acts in their past. I’ve heard the words, “He won’t forgive me for this.” come from the lips of someone who couldn’t grasp God’s love from their worldly optics. When we limit God’s love by our ability to love there is no way we can fully accept the redemptive grace that He has provided. So many struggle with this problem of accepting God’s love for them, that I fear they deny Christ all together and give up on eternity. The complacency and apathy some have towards life is a direct result of denying that God truly loves us enough to forgive all of our sins.
The truth that they must come to accept is that His act of sacrificing His Son on that cross was the only act necessary to redeem their souls. The problem is we are taught throughout life that we are in control of our own destiny and we spend our lives trying to solve this most basic problem of eternal life. All we need to do is accept that He has already solved it, through this one called Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
Prayer:
Loving Father, You have provided a path of salvation. You have given us grace and mercy and forgiveness, so that we might be joined with You in heaven one day. Remove the scales from our eyes and the callous from our hearts so that we might embrace the redemption you have offered. Forgive our desire for control and our denial of Your Son. Shape my life to be a living picture of Your love to those I meet, so that they may see through me, the love of the Father. In Your name I pray – Amen.
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