I John 4:19  We love Him, because He first loved us. 

    God loves us.  The greatest demonstration of God’s love is seen in the giving of His Son to pay the price for our sin.  Our love for God stims from God’s love for us.  Yet when we look at this great love which God has shown us in the light of our sinfulness it amazes us.  From our human perspective we can only wonder how this Great and Holy God could or even would choose to love us so much that He gave His Son as a sacrifice for our sin. Our sinfulness and rebellion against God would seem to disqualify us from God’s love.  Yet He does.  Because of God’s love for us we should show Him our love by following Him in faith.  God’s love displayed on the cross of Christ shows us that He always wants and does what is best for us.  Our love for God should flow freely in gratitude for the great love He has shown us.  But we need to understand that we cannot love God without first trusting in Christ as our Savior.  Only by receiving God’s gift of love, Jesus Christ, can we truly love God in return.  Accept God’s gift of love, trust in Jesus.

Scripture:  John 3:16-17 ; I John 4:19 ; Eph. 3:19 ; Rom. 8:37 ; Eph. 2:4 ; I John 3:1 ; Rom. 5:8 ;

Titus 3:7 ; James 4:6 ; II Tim. 1:9 ; Rev. 1:5 ; II Thess. 2:16 ; Jer. 31:3 ; Rom. 8:35 ;

Rom. 8:38-39 ; John 15:13 ; Eph. 5:2 ; I John 4:10 ; Gal. 2:20 ; I John 3:16 ; I John 4:19 ; John 3:16