He Loves!
"I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit." (Romans 15:30)
When a man comes to the Cross of Calvary and accepts Christ as His personal Saviour, he comes to the most loving family; yes, he becomes one of the members of the affectionate family. In this family, first, we see the loving God the Father. He loved him before he was formed, before the foundation of this world He loved mankind. In His love for us, He has chosen us.
Being flooded in His love, as His love for us overflowed, He created man in His own image. He gave man His own form and made him above all his creations. For God so loved the man that He gave His only begotten Son, in His grace, He came forward to offer His own son Jesus as a ransom for the whole mankind. To the loving Father who was yearning as to “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Jesus willingly accepted His Father’s will by saying, “Here am I! Send me.”
Our Lord Jesus Christ is a loving Person; in His love, He came in search of us, He came to seek us who were like lost sheep; He lifted us up from the mire of sin and graciously set our feet upon the rock. The love of Jesus was made manifest on the Cross of Calvary when He offered Himself for us. Jesus was raised from the dead on the third day and in His love till today He is pleading with the Spirit on our behalf.
Another act of His loving kindness is His sending the Holy Spirit into this world. The Holy Spirit is the loving Lord and while writing of His love St.Paul says, “Now, I beg you brethren...through the love of the Spirit” (Romans 15:32). It is the love of the Lord which comforts us as a mother comforts her child, His love encourages us in times of distress and His love brings in us the gifts and powers of the Holy Spirit, yes, it is in His love, the Spirit grants us His grace to lead a fruit-bearing Christian life.
Dear friend, you have become a member in the family of heavenly kingdom, you have tasted His love and there are two great things that you need to do. The first is to love the Lord with all your heart, with all your spirit and with all your strength. This is the greatest of all commandments. Secondly, you have to love your neighbour as you love yourself. At which time the heaven shall rejoice and we shall be the children of love.
Remember:
"The life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20)
