This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (1 John 4:9–11, NIV 1984).
My Musings – If God was a God of love, he’d [you fill in the blanks]. How many times have we heard variations of this theme. Many opinions, but one truth: He “sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” We stood condemned. Unable to change it by ourselves. “But God demonstrate[d] his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Saved from God’s wrath through him!” Romans 5:8, 9, NIV 1984).
“And if that isn’t love, then the ocean is dry. There’s no stars in the sky. And the little sparrows can’t fly. Yeah, if that isn’t love, then heaven’s a myth. There’s no feeling like this. If that isn’t love, it’s got to be love.” (Dottie Rambo). “Through [Christ’s] love and faithfulness sin is atoned for.” (Proverbs 16:6, NIV 1984). And that’s no myth.
My Advice – If God was a God of love, he’d devise a way to atone for our sin. He did, and He is. Such love requires a response from us.
The Brew Is A Musing 