Outlandish Love
Im not going to bash Valentines Day. That would be too easy. You know, to complain that it has gotten of control with candy hearts and $5.00 cards and stuffed animals and restaurant packages and on and on. It would be easy to say that the commercialization of love has distracted us from the bigger and better picture of Jesus. But to be honest, any day that is set aside for the cause and discussion and focus on love cannot be a bad thing. It can help us to contemplate what the whole love thing is about and it should.
I also have to admit that the love that Christ offers causes anything else to pale in comparison. Why? Because Jesus love was initiated before we ever did anything to attract his love. We didnt woo God. We didnt write love letters. We didnt take God out for dinner. On the contrary, most of us ignored God. We turned our proverbial backs on the Almighty for more selfish endeavors. What makes Jesus love so remarkable, is that it was offered to us while our backs were turned. God sent Jesus to love us and to show us love even when we didnt care. Now thats outlandish!!!
For the person who desires to be in a relationship on the love holiday and is not.thats why Jesus loves us.
For the person who has been in love for decades but whose relationship has ended because of death or divorce.thats why Jesus loves us.
For the person who has never known appropriate love and only known abusive love.thats why Jesus loves us.
Jesus loves us because thats who Jesus is; the ultimate lover of God and therefore Gods creationus Outlandish!!!!
It doesnt matter if you are in a relationship today or not, the point for you to understand today is that God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus to die for you out of love. Thats worth sending out a card. Outlandish!!! Valentines Day falls on Sunday this year. What a great day to go to worship and celebrate Gods love for us and our love for God.
Sharing in Faith,
Rev. Craig W. Duke
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