14^th April

“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…See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are!”

John 3:16a, 1 John 3:1a,

Have you ever seen a flower grow in the strangest places? Sometimes they are seen growing through concrete pavements or even bursting through wood. Isn’t it incredible? It shows that the power of a flower to grow and flourish, is greater than the limitations of its surroundings.

We are radically loved by Jesus. We live in His eternal love. We are blessed beyond measure. The King of Kings laid down His life for you, for us, as an unconditional payment for our sins. This is radical love right!? Yet Jesus’ work on the cross didn’t finish there. He came so that He could pour Himself into us; So that He could make His home in our hearts. We are not only loved individually but are called to love others too with the same love we have been shown. This means sowing the seeds of that love to all we meet. Jesus’ sacrifice and radical love for us shouldn’t be the ‘world’s best kept secret’ but rather should be shouted from the rooftops for all the world to hear.

Even if you think the heart of the receiver of that love is as hard as a concrete pavement, impenetrable by words or deeds, know that if God can cause roses to grow through rock, then how much more can He make the seed of the Good News and of His love grow in someone’s heart. Be encouraged. Share the gift of love you have received freely with others. You are blessed and loved. Now go and love others in the same way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFra1mnIVE (Please watch to the end!!)