God is Love

The scriptures say “God is Love” (1 John 4:8). We are not always sure ourselves what we mean when we use the term love. That word has become one of the most widely misused words in our language. We use the word love to describe the basest as well as the most exalted of human relationships. We say we “love” to travel; we “love” to eat chocolate cake; we “love” our new car or the pattern in the wallpaper in our home. Why, we even say we “love” our neighbors- but most of us don’t do much more than just say it and let it go at that! No wonder we don’t have a very clear idea of what the Bible means when it say: “God is Love.”

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that because God is love that everything is going to be sweet, beautiful, and happy and that no one will be punished for his sins. God’s holiness demands that all sin be punished, but God’s love provides the plan and way of redemption for sinful man. God’s love provided the cross of Jesus, by which man can have forgiveness and cleansing. It was the love of god that sent Jesus Christ to the cross! No matter how terrible your sins, God loves you.