True Love

Love is a wonderful tool God has given us. It's amazing that if we ask God for His love----agape----a love that has no strings attached, a love that covers----covers, covers. What does it cover? It covers when I've said or done something against you knowingly or unknowningly. It covers when I've made horrible mistakes in my life. It covers when I don't do things exactly the way you desire me to,. Love covers. Love forgives. Love reahes out and gives you one more chance. Love welcomes you back even when you left for the wrong reasons. Ask the prodical son after he left home for all the wrong reasons, greed, selfishness, unthankful, and disrespectful of his dad. (Read Luke 15:11-32) but love welcomed him with open arms and killed the fatted calf because his son came to himself and returned home after realizing he'd made a big mistake. He learned some life lessons as he ate with the pigs, and all his so called friends abandoned him when his money ran out. I don't know of any love greater than the Master Lover. I can tell you the story of Mary, Mother of Jesus cause I believe she loved Jesus to death. I could tell you about the Shunammite woman whose son died and she rode as fast as she could to the prophet, she held to her faith that the man of God who prayed for her and she conceived a child was able to pray for her son and life would return. She rode as fast as that donkey could take her. The man of God wanted to know if it was well with her, was it well with her husband, was it well with her child and each time her response was it is well! What a reminder of our faith in God and the Mother's love for her child. But there is no greater love than what Jesus has for us. He loved us so much that He GAVE His life. He knew what we would do and the sin we would commit and yet He still chose to die for me. I stand in awe of this kind of love. I am amazed at the fact that there is nothing I can do to stop Him from loving me! Nothing. He loves me through all my stuff. He loves me even while I sin against Him. How can I not be humbled by such a great love? He was hung high and stretched wide, shedding every ounce of His blood., He hung His head and gave up the ghost. In three days He rose again just for me, just for me. I can't help but praise Him! He is truly the lover of my soul.