The Sure Symbol Of God’s Love |
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Imagine
this scenario: Your car tire blows and you are late for work. At the
office, you find out that someone else got the promotion you had been
hoping for. Then, you receive a call from home informing you that your
kitchen pipes are leaking again. Before long, you hear a voice telling
you, “If God loves you so much, how come all these things are happening
to you?”
Perhaps you are asking
the same question today and wondering if God really loves you. Well, I
want you to know that you must never judge God’s love for you based on
your circumstances. No, look at the cross instead! The cross is the sure
symbol of God’s love for you. It is at the cross that “God demonstrates
His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us”.
A teenager learnt
that the cross indeed spoke of how much God loves her. At one point in
her life, she was contemplating suicide as the only way out of her
loveless, messed-up life. She had intended to take some pills with a
lethal dose of alcohol. She was all ready to die when she started
clicking aimlessly on some MP3 songs on the Internet. And of all the
songs that were on her screen, she picked a beautiful song written by
one of our church musicians.
The
lyrics of the song, sung by one of our church vocalists, spoke of being
held by God’s love and being treasured in His sight. They touched this
teenager. Sensing that an awesome God with His amazing love was reaching
out to her, she abandoned her plan to kill herself. Not long after
that, she found our church and even met the person who had sung the
song. She eventually came to know how much God loves her and how He has
demonstrated His love for her through the cross.
Beloved, when you look at your life and find yourself wondering if God
really loves you, look to the cross and see God’s outstretched arms. It
will remind and reassure you of how much He loves you!
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