Jesus Loves You!
By Kuya Daniel Carandang
Admit it.
We have this tendency to look for love in the wrong places.
Sometimes, we look for it in a relationship with the opposite sex. Most of the time, when we feel that strong attraction, we can't help but think This is it! He/she is most likely the one! :D We exert all efforts for them to notice us and possibly return our affections because we believe we can find love in a relationship with him/her. But sadly, things don't always go our way and we end up hurt, disappointed and in the Friendzone.
Other times, we look for love in our friends. We think that once we're members of groups/ cliques, these people will love us forever. After all, friendships are sort of till death do us part right?
LOVE.
Where do you find love?
No, more like...
Is it really possible to find everlasting love?
The answer is a big YES.
But where?
We've been caught up with all the artificial love the world surrounds us with that we don't notice the real source of love: G-O-D.
So you ask, how can we be so sure that God loves us?
First off, we should all know that we're sinners. Ever since sin entered the earth through Adam and Eve's disobedience, none of us are clean from this stain. What makes it even worse is the fact that God cannot stand sin because he is HOLY and PERFECT. So, us being sinful and Him being perfect creates a huge conflict. The perfect plan He had for humanity before sin came was ruined. We cannot stand side by side with Him. We were condemned to hell.
According to Romans 8:3, the law of Moses was unable to save us because of our sinful nature. Strictly speaking, we are hopeless and when we die, we are guaranteed a spot in the burning lakes of hell.
But God sent a solution:
So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
Romans 8:3b
Come to think of it, what God did for us can be considered...crazy in our perspective.
Think about it.
Why would He save us? Countless times we have failed Him, managed to disappoint Him and continue our sinful ways. We have this tendency to neglect Him and live our lives as if we own it and no one can stop us from what we want to do. Sometimes, we even use His name in vain, disrespecting Him right in His face.
Yet despite all of these, why did He chose to save us by killing Jesus, His blameless Son?
BECAUSE GOD LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY.
No strings attached.
God loves us despite us being filthy and undeserving. He made us with His own hands and in His eyes, we are still special. He gave us another chance to be with Him by accepting His son Jesus as our Salvation. He sent Jesus to die for our place...for our sins to be placed upon Him instead.
Because He loves us.
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.
Romans 8:1-2
Jesus is God's love in person. He is the proof of our Heavenly Father's affection for us. If we accept His offer of eternal life and surrender our lives to Him, we are freed from the power of sin and automatically welcomed into the family of God.
15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children.[h] Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”[i] 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
Romans 8:15-16
There is no reason for us to doubt God's love for us. Always remember that He allowed His Son to die in our place, despite the fact that we are undeserving. Jesus loves us, don't you ever forget that :)
Should we doubt the Lover of our Soul, just remember two things:
1. We will have total security in our relationship with God
33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. 34 Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
Romans 8:33-34
We are a part of God's family and no force on this planet can take that away from us.
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Ephesians 2:8-9
Salvation is our gift from God. It's the evidence of His love for us. Works cannot save us from our condemnation. Only God's grace can. Mercy is when you forgive but Grace is you then forgive and give something for him/her.
2. We will have an overwhelming victory in our lives
What are you facing today?
Trouble at school? Conflicts with the family? Broken hearts?
35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[o]) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Romans 8:35-37
Do not lose heart!
Don't allow your daily struggles to dissuade you from God's love. Instead, assure yourself that your Heavenly Father knows what you are going through and He will eventually lift your from it. When you are 100% guaranteed in love, you have overwhelming victorious in your life. Despite of all the things that we are facing today, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who LOVED us.
Never doubt His love. Always assure yourself that God knows what He is doing in your life. When we doubt God's love, we doubt God's character. When we doubt God's character, we became disobedient and lose in our fight.
REMIND YOURSELF OF THE CROSS!!
Remind yourself of what God had to give up because He loves you.
When we remind ourselves of God's love for us.
- Instead of discouragement, we have joy.
- Instead of anxiety, we have peace.
- Instead of facing into temptations, we overcome.
- Temptation is powerless when we have Christ
- Instead of being disables by weakness, we have power.
The same love that caused Jesus to die on the cross is the same love that is available to us each and every day. Let's not take it for granted, rather let us be grateful and reciprocate this love to our Father.
Because Jesus loves us, we can have total security with God and an overwhelming victory in our lives.
Nothing can ever separate us from His love.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[p] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
Jesus guarantees everlasting love, 100%!
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