If That Isn’t Love
“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)
Today’s Morsel: For God so loved
the world. I think sometimes many can take this scripture the wrong way. This does not mean that God approves of the wicked and wrong conduct of man, but that He has compassionate feelings toward them or an earnest desire for their salvation. God hates wickedness, but He
still desires the happiness of those who are sinful. Scripture
says that He is not willing that any should perish but that all come to
repentance. He hates the sin but loves the sinner.
A parent may love their
child and desire their
welfare, and yet be strongly opposed to the conduct of that child. When we
approve the conduct of another, this is the love of contentment; when we desire
them simply happiness, that is the love of compassion. And
Jesus displays them both at Calvary. Do you see His love when you look at the
cross?
Sing: He
left His splendor of heaven, knowing His destiny, was the lonely hill of
Golgotha, there to lay down His life for me.
If that isn’t love, the ocean is dry, there’s
not stars in the sky, and the sparrow can’t fly! If that isn’t love, then
heaven’s a myth, there no feeling like this, if that isn’t love.
Thought For Today: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends.”
(John 15:13)
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