Great Love “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son” (John 3:16). “God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us” (Ephesians 2:4). “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). “The Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). The greatest demonstration of love was at Calvary when the Lord Jesus hung between Heaven and earth and when He took the punishment for sin, died, and shed His blood. It wasn’t the nails that held the Lord on the cross but His great love for us. His love cannot be outperformed or even fully comprehended. No one has, or ever will show such love as Jesus did when He died at Calvary. When was the last time that you thanked Him … truly thanked Him … for His great love and great sacrifice? Let’s do it today from a full and overflowing heart of gratitude. As Isaac Watts expressed it in the hymn so often sung … Love that transcends our highest powers,
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