Jesus Loves Us…More Than We Know
"This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God. " (1 John 4:8-10 The Message)
Now, let us consider for a moment the different kinds of love that we have had for people in our lives. If you are married or have had the opportunity to have a relationship with a significant person in your life then you know how head over heels in love you felt as that relationship developed. Also, there is the deep love we feel for our children. Sometimes we can even
develop a deep love for a special friend. If you have a friend that you have shared a lot of your life with, then you know how much love you can have for that person. And of course for many of us you can find no love greater than the love we have for our grandchildren.
If we would take all of the love that I have described and roll it all together, it would be nothing more than a tiny drop in a vast ocean when compared to the love that God has for each of us in Jesus Christ. The love of Jesus for each of us is so vast and eternal that it is not even possible for us to comprehend how much we are loved.
This week we are going to have short scriptures that can be easily read multiple times. For the reflections this week we will see what we can learn from the readings. There is the same question for each reading and this will help us see scripture in a different way.
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