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. (Isaiah 53:5)
Love drove Jesus to the cross. Every scathing accusation and insult He endured, each lash of the whip, the pounding of the nails, and the agony of such a torturous death was motivated by one thing: God loves us.
The love of God is the most powerful force on this earth. It can change a life and transform a culture. Today, let's take some time to think about God's love for us and how He demonstrated it for us so graphically at the cross.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(Romans 5:6-8)
The love of God is perfect and like no other love. Jesus loved his disciples to the end, or as The Message puts it: ‘he (Jesus) continued to love them (his disciples) right to the end’. Jesus loved Peter to the end, even though he knew he would betray him three times, he loved Judas Iscariot to the end, knowing he would betray him, he loved all the other disciples to the end knowing that once he will get caught, all of them will be scattered away. He will love you and me to the end!
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