"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me,

saying,

Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love:

therefore with loving-kindness

have I drawn thee."

Jeremiah 31:3

 

Unspeakable Love!
 

"I have loved thee with an everlasting love"

means that God loved us and planned

our salvation even before the world was created,

when we were but thoughts in the

creative mind of God.

Amazing condescension!

Unspeakable Love!

 

"With loving-kindness have I drawn thee"

tells us that His love was first

expressed in the kindness of our creation

and continued care.

But it is most beautifully expressed

in the kindness of our salvation.

 

What loving-kindness this is:

"God so loved the world that He gave

His one and only Son,

that whosoever believe in Him shall not perish

but have everlasting life."

Wonderful love, indeed!

 

Looking beyond the cross to His throne,

Jesus also promised,

"But I, when lifted up from the earth,

will draw all men to Myself."

He drew us through Baptism and by His Word.

He continues to draw us through the

preaching and teaching of His gospel message.

And at last, He will draw us to Himself

to be with Him in heaven

and give us a crown of life.

Undying Love indeed!

 

God is the absolute center of all that exists.

All nature and all created things

revolve around Him.

He is the center of all His people,

who form a wide circle around Him.

His purpose is to draw them to Himself,

their center, in eternal life.

 

May you be drawn to the cross of

Unspeakable Love!

 

Giving Glory to God in Every Thing!

Jesus is our One true source of joy!