Author: Nico Angleys, from the Servants of the Word, an international, ecumenical brotherhood of men living single for the Lord.
I Am Loved
In his letter to the Romans, Paul writes: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
“Does anyone love me?" Everyone of us asks this question in one way or another throughout our lives, because we WANT to be loved. Here is an answer that breaks through the doubts about being loved. How do I know that God loves me? His own beloved son, his ONLY son, died out of love for me when I was most unlovable, still a sinner. While incapable of returning that love or even recognizing it, he comes to me as a human being and shows his love by laying down his life for me. The strongest form of expressing “I love you” to someone is to be ready to die for them. So here we have it, no matter what we think about ourselves, we are loved by God, the most amazing and powerful being of the universe. What good news!
How can you show your love for someone today as a reflection of God’s love for you?
Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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