“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
~Romans 8:38-39
God created human beings with the need to be loved. This longing, which is a part of our
spiritual DNA is expressed in so much of what we say and do. Popular songs like “Where Is the
Love?” “The Greatest Love of All” and “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places” bear witness
to the fact that love is central to our wellbeing. While these songs express the depth of our
longing, they all fall short of the solution, because they fail to acknowledge our most crucial ‘love
void’ — and the only Person who can satisfy it. Within our soul lies a God-sized hole that nothing
and no one else but God can fill. Even holy matrimony is described in God’s Word as a mystery
regarding Christ and His church. We find the greatest love of all in Christ!
Dear Father,
Help us to remember that we love because you first loved us. You are love, and all true love is
rooted and grounded in the love Jesus demonstrated at Calvary. As we prioritize our vertical
relationship with Christ, it will determine the nature of our relationships with one another.
Thank you for the grace, which makes this blessing possible.
For Further Study:
John 3:16
1 John 3:1; 4:8-11, 16, 18-19
Romans 5:8
Ephesians 2:4-5; 3:19; 5:31-32
Jeremiah 31:3 / Ecclesiastes 3:11
Acts 17:27/ Deuteronomy 4:29
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