Tuesday, 13 December 2011
How much do we mean to Him?
How do we know if God truly loves us? How can we be sure that He cares in the slightest?
I believe that the proof is in the pudding, God isn't all talk, He truly did walk the walk. He showed each and every one of us that His love for us is immense, incomprehensible and worthy of our dedication and praise. We read in Romans 5:8 that Christ died for us whilst we were still sinners! We did not have to do anything in order for Him to take action, God incarnate came and dwelt amongst us in the flesh, the creator taking on the form of the created was executed so that we may inherit life. By His death He conquered sin and death reversing what Adam had done in the garden, such is His love for us that even though it was man who rebelled against God, we read "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life, John 3:16. What more could God do to prove His love for us other than sending His only begotten?
Christ's victory at Golgotha is an eternal sign of love toward the faithful and nothing demonstrates Christ's love towards us as the cross does, the cross of Christ signifies that God was ready to be humiliated, tortured and killed to ensure that we have a means of reaching Him. The cross is the ultimate sign of humility, picture in your minds the creator of heaven and earth, naked upon a cross with heads wagging and fingers pointing at Him! How can we ever repay Him for such a gracious act?
Christ was executed due to his unconditional love for mankind, He was led like a lamb to the slaughter on account of you and me, He experienced a cruel act of ancient torture because of His love for you and me, He does truly love each and everyone of us with an unconditional and unfathomable love!
This in turn begs the question, do we love Him? If the answer is yes then we ought to live a life of repentance and through His Holy Church we should partake of the Holy Sacraments that were established in love by our Lord for our benefit. His precious Body and Blood is administered by the priest so that by us drawing near and partaking of this Mystery we may attain eternal life. We should also live a life of servitude towards God and our fellow man so that the light of Christ, through our actions, shines upon men. We should also live a life of constant prayer and fasting so that we nourish our spiritual growth thus enabling us to shield ourselves from the snares of the enemy.
God does care, all His redemptive works were for you and knowing this you should freely come to Him and choose life.
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