How do you know when somebody loves you? It shows in what they do. The ultimate, the highest, the overflowing of it's expression, came how Jesus said, "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Jesus came into a sin darkened world and experienced the worst it had to offer so as to snatch us from the fire.
The call has gone out. No one will be refused participation in His love feast. Admittance is free for the asking. Our chosen inheritance is to experience His all out, all giving love. It is also to be remade into His image and likeness, with His perfection of character.
Our choice has consequences. There is pain and suffering involved in the shedding of our selfishness, when we die (with Him) to all but love. He was there before us and will not let us suffer for long. When we stand in front of Him, He will forever remove all our pain and the attendant scars. We will remember only the love, for His scars remain. We will be gazing in wonder on the open face of victorious love, whose disfigurement is the mark of truest beauty, and the measure of how greatly He values us.
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