Our Heavenly Father’s Unconditional Love
Romans 5: 6 – 11 says; “(6) For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (7) For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. (8)But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (9) Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (10) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (11) And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”
Scripture tells us that love is the very essence of who God is. So if you don’t believe that He loves you unconditionally, you’ll never really know Him or have genuine peace about your relationship with Him.
So, How do you define love? It is Jesus unselfishly reaching out to mankind, giving Himself to us and bringing good into our life regardless of whether or not we accept Him. In verse 8, it tells us that He care and concern are so immeasurable that He laid down His life for us while we were still His enemies. In fact, the Bible says that He first began to express His love toward us before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1: 3 -5). That means your actions had absolutely nothing to do with His love for you!
God’s commitment to us has absolutely no conditions or restrictions and isn’t based on whether we love Him back. Nor does He have more love for “good” people who strike us as more worthy. He loves us even in our sin, even when we don’t repent. Does that give us a license to disobey? No. It gives us power to live holy lives, walk obediently with Him, and learn to love Him the way He deserves.
To follow His is to receive the love He has been offering all along.
Every single moment, whether awake or asleep, we all live under the canopy of the Lord’s wondrous, absolute love for us. But to fully experience that love, you, must receive
By Linda Norman Garrison