His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.

1 John 4:10
This is love: not that we loved God,
but that he loved us and sent his Son
as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
(NIV Bible)

It is one thing to say the words "I love you", and it is quite another thing to prove your love. God did not only say that He loved us, He practically demonstrated it by sending us His only Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

While we all need an intellectual understanding of God's love, many of us struggle to actually feel God's love in the realm of our emotions. And if we don't "feel" His love, we can spiral down to a place ruled by our emotions where we begin to question if He loves us at all.

It is at these times that we need to be reminded of God?s own definition of love found in 1 John 4:10... This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Father did everything that He could possibly do to prove His unwavering love towards us when He sent us Jesus.

When we struggle to believe that God loves us, we need not go any farther than the cross to see the full expression of His love. When your feelings question God's love for you, let faith rise up in your heart and thank your Father for His complete expression of love demonstrated in the work of the cross of His Son, Jesus Christ.

PRAYER
Father, I thank You that the death of Jesus is the ultimate expression of Your love for me. Please forgive me for the times when I have questioned your love for me. I believe that You love me and have demonstrated that love once and for all through the cross of Christ. I pray that the truth of Your love for me will be the bedrock of my faith even during the times when I don't feel loved. In the name of Your beloved Son Jesus I pray, AMEN.