Not exactly what you would expect for Valentine's Day is it? On Valentine's Day we are supposed to express love and show appreciation to those we love. So what do we do? We make heart crafts and go to parties. We send cards and flowers. We buy gifts and eat treats. I am not condemning any of these things. I do them myself. I enjoy doing all of these little things for those I love.
But on this Valentine's Day the Holy Spirit posed this question: Have you expressed love for your Saviour today?
No, not really. On a day set aside for love, I have barely acknowledged the greatest act of love ever.
Why is He beaten and bloody? Love.
Why is He nailed to a cross? Love.
Why is He dying? Love.
Love for sinners like you and me.
Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
John 3:16 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.
Thank you God for loving sinners like me. Thank you for not sparing Your Son. Thank you Jesus for loving me. Thank you for taking my punishment. Thank you for dying for me. Thank you for saving me.
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