Journey: A New Believer's Guide to Spiritual GrowthSample

Love Demonstrated

You can see someone’s true character when all the benefits are taken away. Our true colors come out when there’s no guarantee that doing the right thing will benefit us.

This is what we see here with God. God's love is so great that He would send His Son to die a terrible death even though we were still sinners at the time. In other words, God had no motivation from our love for Him because there wasn't any. We love sin more than God. He was simply motivated by His love for us. It was a demonstration of His great love. 

If God would love you and me that much, what should this say about ourselves? If you struggle with self-doubt, this is for you. Nothing should give us more reassurance than this: the most powerful Being in the universe demonstrates such great love for us! If such a valuable Person is assigning such value to you, then why wouldn't you do the same? 

Take the next few minutes to think about God in eternity. Think of what heaven will be like. The Bible describes it as a place where angels worship Him both day and night. He is also described as unapproachable light. It's a place of complete perfection. Shut out the challenges and trials of this earth and put your complete attention on Jesus. 

Prayer: Lord, show me Your heart today. Help me to understand Your ways and uncover anything that needs to change in me. Help me to love others the way you love them. Use me today as your instrument in the world. In Jesus' name, Amen.