Valentine’s Day brings with it thoughts of chocolate, flowers, and hearts.
Oh yeah. There’s also the little thing called L-O-V-E.
I wonder how many people stop to consider what love really means.
Is it the person who gets you chocolate when you’re really stressed over a college paper? Been there and done that.
Is it the person who sends you flowers after you finish taking your last exam of your college career? Been there and done that too.
Sure, it is those things, but love is so much more.
True love was first exemplified through the sacrificial gift of Jesus on the cross.
Here was a man who did absolutely nothing wrong in his entire life. He could have died and been ushered into the presence of God (heck, He is God).
But still…Jesus knew that WE would never be able to stand before the throne of God without a payment being exacted for sins committed during our lives on earth.
Jesus demonstrated true love when He accepted the cup placed before Him and allowed himself to be tortured and executed for crimes He never committed.
True love does that…
John 15:13 (New International Version, ©2010)
13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
On this day of Valentine mushy-gooshy stuff, take a moment and ponder what true love really means.
Give thanks to THE merciful God who showed us love in the most incredibly self-sacrificing way possible.
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