Unconditional Love

Have you ever really thought about the fact that God sees all, and is waiting for you to mess up so He can condemn ? Have you ever wondered when God was going to send a lightening bolt to strike you from the face of the earth? Have you ever considered that God could never use you?

Perhaps your view of God is skewed? Perhaps you think of God as the ultimate Judge: this is correct. Or as the sovereign Ruler: also correct. Or as the omniscient One: correct again. Or the holy Lord: correct. But if that is our first and initial thought of who God is, we have missed the point almost entirely.

John 3:16 is the most well known Bible verse and is used most commonly when walking someone through the gospel. But maybe we as Christians have missed something.
 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God sent His only Son to die for the hopeless human race; without this amazing act, there would be nothing to look for, death would be the end, life would be meaningless, and everything that we believe in would be non-existent.

So, with God's important act, what is the driving force behind what He did? What reason could somewhat compel Him to allow His only Son to be cruelly tortured, mocked, and murdered at the hands of His own creation? What could drive the Ruler of the Universe to give control to His meager creations?

For God so LOVED the world...

The driving force behind Gods interactions and dealings with men are a result of his never ending LOVE. In other words, God sent His Son to die because he LOVES YOU! Nothing you do can ever separate you from the Love of God. Did you catch that? Nothing. Not one sin. Not one part of your past. Not one thought. Not one thing. Nothing.

Sure, God does see that hidden sin. But He loves you no matter how many times you do sin. He doesn't like the sin, but He would never stop loving you because of something you do.

God is a holy Judge and sees sin as horrific and appalling. But He loved you so much that he sent his Son to take your sin away from you. He will judge the sin, but He loves you no matter what the outcome of the trial.

How many times to we shy away from serving God because we fear what we see to be a scary, condemning ruler? A father figure who is ready to hurt and punish us for what we've done.

But can't you picture it? A son who has strayed from his father's wishes and is coming back home, fully expecting "the lecture" and condemnation from his father. But as he walking in the door, his father runs to him, with his arms spread open to embrace the wayward son in his arms. His love is not dependent on the actions of his son; the father will love his son no matter what he does.

That's the way that God is. He loves you like no other person can love you!