April 6 – LD
14, Day 5: The Wonder of Father’s Love
by Rev
John 3:16: “For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.”
The Son of God coming into the world is a wonder of the love of the
Father. As we confess the wonder of the incarnation, we, with the church
of all ages express the cry of John in this verse. What a wondrous love
of God for me, a covenant-breaking sinner!
Love is shown in the way of giving. God displayed the fullness of
love by giving His Son for the salvation of His church.
And, if you ask which world it is that God so loved that He gave His
only begotten Son, the answer points to the world of His elect. Not, the
world for which he refused to pray in John 17:9, but the world of them which
God gave Him.
The marvel of this love for the world is due to the fact that this world
is comprised of covenant breakers, adulterers, murderers, publicans, thieves,
and rebels. It is a people who have sinned against God. God could
well have rejoiced in their total destruction. But, He did not!
Instead He gave His beloved Son to save that world. Is this not the
fullness of love?
God sent Jesus into the world so that we who were in the realm of death
could live through Him. The life that we live is
one of love toward God and the neighbor. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we
ought also to love one another.” I John 4:11