HIS GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH HE LOVED US

HIS GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH HE LOVED US!

Read: Ephesians 2:1-9

Eph 2:4

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

           We have memorized and sliced out Ephesians 2: 8 & 9 because those verses highlight the wonderful biblical truth of Grace. But what about the seven verses that precede them? “The great love wherewith He loved us!” These words are meant to amaze! We investigate the history of God’s love an are buried with the evidence of it. We gaze at Calvary frozen with amazement and aghast at the spectacle.

           The history of redemption began in the garden of Eden immediately after the first sin. Oh! The great love wherewith he loved us! Clothed by the very deity they had offended, man was sent on a journey of rescue and recovery that spanned ages.

           The intricacies of redemption are amazing. When we trace the lineage of Messiah and the great care with which God fulfilled each and every prophecy, we stand in awe. When we see the frightened Mary and Joseph in the cattle stall we wonder at God’s logic and reasoning. Poverty bringing riches! Weakness bringing strength! Oh! The great love wherewith he loved us!

           When we see the value of redemption we want to sell all that we may purchase it. But, alas, it is already purchased and offered to us as a free gift. Our only response can be to humbly receive it with gratitude.

John 17:26

26 [Jesus prayed] “And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

Lord, I stand amazed at the great love wherewith you loved me. AMEN