Ponder this: did Jesus truly show His love for mankind? Do you have assurance of God the Father’s love for you? Here are some Scriptures for you to consider:
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
. . . nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:39, underscoring added)
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and 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)
All of these Bible verses talk about the love of God for us and the love of Jesus for us. It is very easy to understand it through these passages.
Jesus, our Savior, demonstrated His great love for mankind and for His Father by offering His own life and blood in order to reconcile all of mankind to our Father God. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. (Joh 15:13) Jesus absolutely loved us—He gave His life for us!
With this understanding of Jesus’ love, which is a reflection of God the Father’s love, I believe it should seem like a reasonable service for us to put God in first place in our lives.
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