“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.” John 3:16 

We quote it so often that it risks losing its weight in our conscience. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. 

What a cost that was. Imagine the pain of a Father watching His Son suffer to redeem a world that had actually rebelled against Him. We say it lightly, but heaven felt the cost deeply. I began to understand this through my own father’s life, who in World War II gave up his own personal dreams to fight for the freedom of others. 

It made me realize that love always costs somebody something. God’s love for you cost Him everything. True love never holds back. It gives. It sacrifices. It serves. 

Take time today to thank God for the love that did not stop short of the cross. 

It’s time to pray