THAT'S LOVE!

 

 

(Performed by K & K Mime - Song by Vickie Winans)

 

(I Cor. 13: 4-8a - NIV)

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, It is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails!

 

        As we journey through the fourth day leading up to Resurrection Sunday, we are reminded again about Jesus' love towards this world. It could have been quite easy for him to refuse to come to stand in the gap for us, but he chose to love.  Love is a a choice and we all should be thankful that God chose to love us insomuch that He sent His only son to die for our sins.

        When you really have genuine love, you will do practically anything to demonstrate the love you have for someone or something. Selfishness has no place or say so when there is real love. One will give their last of what they have that the recipient may benefit from their giving not thinking of themselves. Jesus did that for us. He stripped himself of his royalty, stepped down into time and redeemed us back to His father. He chose to suffer as a human being so he could feel and experience what we felt. He chose to endure the pain, agony, brutal beatings, was rejected and even mocked for us. That's Love! His love surpassed how he saw us or what condition we were in and looked beyond all of it to show us how much he cared. That's Love! He refused to give up in spite of and despite of what he had to go through - That's Love!

        Many still don't want to accept his love he so freely gave at Calvary today, yet he still offers it to as many as will receive it. That's Love!

Tomorrow will be recognized globally as "Good Friday." This is the day marked in history that Jesus was placed upon the cross and died. To those who loved him and walked with him back then, it wasn't a "good" Friday but a "sad" Friday. Yet, for the world it was a "Good Friday" because Jesus' death and his blood shed meant our sins were forgiven and we had been redeemed back to God.

That's Love!