The immensity of the universe on a clear night sky, the glorious colurs of a sunset and the intricate design of a human being, all attest to the awesome power and creativity of our God. But they don’t demonstrate the extent of God’s love for people of his commitment to his world.

The full force of the statement, “God is love” is only learned through the cross of Christ. There we see the supreme demonstration of the love of God towards sinners like us. “God shoes his love for us in this while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

Sometimes we may be reluctant to talk about the cross in individual and personal terms. The cross in not just a demonstration of the love of God in general, it is about His love for each one of us specifically.

“God so loved me that He gave His only sone” helpfully echoes John 3:16. Perhaps the words of Charles Wesley in the hymn “And Can It Be” sum it up for each of us…

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Stephen Semenchuk