God’s Unconditional Love

“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.” Romans 5:6-11

One of the hindrances people encounter in their journey to Christ is not something from without the something from within. There are many things that war against our awareness of and relationship with God. Any one of them has the potential to keep us in the dark.

What is that inner hindrance to coming to God? Interestingly, it is often our own recognition of just how ungodly we are. Early in life we realize that we “fall short” of God’s infallible standard. “Maybe if I do enough good deeds they will cancel out my wrongs,” we are tempted to think. It doesn’t take long for that type of thinking to lead to disappointment when we realize there is no method for keeping records or our deeds.

The message from the cross speaks clearly to the reality that God understands our condition and He loves us just the way we are. We don’t have to improve in order for God to love us; He already does. We can’t do anything to make Him love us more; He already loves us completely.

Do you find yourself unsure of how God sees you? He loves you. He may weep over how you are living, but He still loves you. That is the kind of love that draws us to return that love. Do you?

Thought for the Day:
Not only a symbol of faith, the cross is the central doctrine of the Christian faith.