DAY EIGHTEEN: A LOVE THAT CAN’T BE COMPETED WITH

12/18/24

We’re often touched when we read books and watch movies of people sacrificially laying their life down for the people they love. We’re moved when we see Jack give up his life to keep Rose alive after the Titanic sank. We cry when we witness Tony Stark selflessly sacrifice himself to save the universe. We are moved to tears because we’re witnessing the ultimate act of love before our eyes—sacrificially laying down your life for the good of others.

On the night of His arrest, Jesus taught His disciples that there is no greater love than laying down your life for your friends, something He would do just hours later. The Bible teaches that Jesus’s sacrifice is God showing His love for us (Rom. 5:8), while Jesus says that there is no greater love than this sacrifice. Have you ever thought about that fact that Jesus is saying it is impossible for Him to love you anymore than He already has? No answered prayer, no gift from God, nothing could ever communicate God’s love for you more than Him dying for you!

When Jesus came to this earth, He was on a divine mission to show the Father’s love—a love that can’t be competed with.

- Dane