“For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT)
You’ve known someone who looked for love “in all the wrong places,” in the worst places. Desperate to feel wanted, that man or woman jumped from love interest to love interest, but the results were rarely good.
But all of us, if we were honest, could admit we desperately need love. This harsh world attacks us if we have no one to love and be loved by. Our empty hearts begin to despair when love seems to pass us by.
What many hurting people -- even some Christians -- fail to recognize is that human love only goes so far. Exciting romance feels good, but it doesn’t solve every problem; in fact, it can be the beginning of even bigger troubles, if you’re not careful. Then the hurt of love gone wrong can dry out your soul. It’s not the love this world is founded on, so it can never give us all we need.
But there’s one love that every person -- weak or strong, rich or poor, single or married -- can enjoy. It won’t lead to a bad place or break a heart. It doesn’t die out, as so many romances do, and no one feels used at the end of it. God’s love is perfect, so no baggage ties it down or ruins it. Not only that, God’s love never ends. He plans to bring us into eternity through His Son, Jesus Christ. So the love that buoys us up today never disappears.
The love of the Savior, it’s the best of both worlds.
-- Adapted from “Daily Wisdom to Satisfy the Soul” by Pamela McQuade, published by Barbour Publishing, Inc. Used by permission.
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