A Chosen and Priceless Love

“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the sacrifice for our sins.” – 1 John 4:10

Whether it’s love for a friend, a family member, your significant other, your dog, your car, or your favorite dessert (mine’s cheesecake by the way)…we’ve all experienced some sort of love for someone or something else at one time or another in our life.  It’s an emotion that brings not only joy to our soul but a smile to our hearts.  To love is to show your affection and/or concern for something that you value.  It’s a chosen and priceless emotion…not a forced and insignificant one.

1 John 4:10 is pretty straightforward about God’s love, “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the sacrifice for our sins.”  God loves us so deeply and values us so greatly that He sent His one and only Son to sacrifice His life for all of our wrong-doings.  John 3:16a says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…”  God didn’t have to send His Son and Jesus didn’t have to die on the cross, rather they chose to do that for us.  It was a chosen and priceless decision based on an immeasurable love for us.  We are valuable, we are significant, and we are treasured because we are LOVED by Father God and His Son, Jesus!

Through this incredible love, we are even given a free gift of everlasting life with the Father and Jesus in heaven!  (Now how many acts of love do you know of that don’t come with a price tag?)  John 3:16b goes on to say, “…that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) will have everlasting life.”  All that is required to receive this free gift of everlasting life is to ADMIT we have sinned, BELIEVE that Jesus is God’s Son, and CONFESS our faith in Jesus as our Savior and Lord.  For us, it’s a chosen and priceless decision based on a chosen and priceless love.

No matter who you are, what you’ve done, or where you are in life, Jesus cares about you.  He gave His life for you because He values you.  Chosen by God to be your Savior, rest this Valentine’s Day in the simple and precious truth that Jesus, this Chosen Son and Priceless Love, truly loves you.