The World's Greatest Love Story

     All month places like Amazon and Barnes&Noble have been celebrating Valentine's Day. It seems that they've dug up every book they could find on the topic of love. Interestingly, I have not seen the truly greatest love story anywhere in their lists of great love stories. It appears they have forgotten it... Well, what is this great love story they have forgotten? Is it one of Shakespeare's famous sonnets? No friend, it is not from Shakespeare, though Shakespeare quoted from it frequently. Though it is the world's greatest love story, it will not be found in any romance section of any bookstore in the world. Well then, what is this book? I tell you it is the Bible.

     The Bible is the greatest love story every written, for it is the story of God's great love for humankind.  As John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." The whole Bible is the tale of this love of God for us. From the beginning of creation to the day we turned from God and sin entered the world. From the day when God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins to the day when Christ will come to claim His "bride," the church, and take her home. It is the most glorious story of love, for what can surpass a story of a God whose creation rebels against Him and in so doing brings death to themselves and their descendants forever. Instead of crushing this rebellion and starting over, God leaves all the glory of heaven and makes himself into a man, lives a sinless life, is falsely charged as being an insurgent, and then is unjustly sentenced to death like a common criminal, then rises up from the dead three days later, all in order to save us from the wrath of God and the punishment we so justly deserve. 

     So, I want to leave you with these thoughts. As you go about your day, keep in mind God's wondrous love for you, his love so amazing that he suffered death, even death on the cross in order to be able to have a relationship with you. If you don't have a relationship with Him, would you take a few minutes right now and repent of your sins, ask God to forgive you for your sins, He will, ask Him into your heart and begin this new relationship with Him. If your already saved, do not forget to thank God today for what he has done.

Soli Deo Gloria!!
Adam