Scripture: Deuteronomy 7: 6-11

The Lord Loved You

The word love is an Old Testament word. The tenderest expressions ever used by heaven to earth are reported not in the New Testament but in the Old Testament.

That the Lord loved Israel was revealed by longsuffering, by hopeful patience, by pouring down blessing upon blessing on them, despite their ingratitude. The love of God is the true interpretation of the history of man in all its movement towards nobility and spiritual sovereignty. Nothing but love could account for the continuance of the world with all its irreverence and ingratitude.

Our love of God excludes all other claims for our attention and interest. God’s favors do not come to us on account of our merit, our ancestry, or our own hard work. Whatever we have is by the free mercy and love of God.

It is love that explains the greatest revelations of God which culminated in the biggest gesture of all: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for your love which is everlasting through the ages. Help us to show gratitude on a daily basis for the ultimate gesture of your love: giving your Son to die on the cross for us. Amen.