John 11:36 – 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
Have you ever asked yourself where or when He first loved you? With fullness of heart, we can say, “See, how He loves me!” Is the beginning of that great love when we first believed? Could it have begun when He died for us? As we reflect back on our lives regarding His love for us there is no time when He did not love us. When we ponder the beginning of His love for us, it takes us beyond our creation into past eternity.
In eternity past Jesus so identified Himself with us and covenanted to redeem us. From past eternity Jesus looked down the distant future in His divine perspective and saw the disastrous ruin of sin in our lives and chose to do something about it. In past eternity Jesus Christ took up our cause and pledged to be the guarantee of God’s eternal covenant.
Jesus knew that sinful man could never fulfill the demands of the covenant with the LORD God. Therefore, He did so on our behalf long before we were able to have any part of it. Again, we can only exclaim, “See what manner of love He has for us!” We can never lose that adoption. It is guaranteed in eternity, purchased by the blood of the Son of God at Calvary, and sealed by the Holy Spirit the moment we believed on Christ as our Redeemer.
It’s a brand new day! Keep enjoying Kharis!
Pastor Josh Laryea