Unselfish Love
When I had my first baby, I experienced a kind of love I’d never known before—unselfish love. Holding her and looking at her little face filled me to overflowing with wonder and protectiveness. It was so intense; I would grit my teeth to keep from squeezing her too tightly.
She did nothing to earn it, and had nothing to offer in return. But her complete helplessness captured my heart like nothing else ever could.
Yet, my love for my daughter does not compare to God’s love for her. Or His love for you and me, for that matter.
“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so we might live through him.”
1 John 4:8-9
I would gladly lay my life down for my child’s, just like God, in the flesh of Jesus, laid His life down for me.
A pure unselfish love you and I long for in the deepest parts of our souls.
Jesus’ Example of Unselfish Love
- He goes before us, and we know his voice.
- Lays down his life for his sheep.
- Came so we may have abundant life.
- He prepares a place for us.
- He brings the light of understanding into darkness.
- He did not come to judge the world but to save the world. (John 3:17, John 12:47)
- Humbled himself to become a lowly servant and set an example for the world. (John 13)
My sheep know my voice and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:27-28
That kind of love is what moves mountains of destructive behavior into an abyss. Knowing and understanding you and I did nothing to deserve the selfless love of God frees us to discard our attachments to the world.
Our complete helplessness has captured His heart. He sent His Holy Spirit to abide in us, guide us, and shepherd us to live an abundant life.
We can be free to do that spiritually and physically without deceptive man-made items drawing us back into its clutches. Sugary sweets don’t have control over us, we control them. It has a proper place in celebrations, without becoming a greater comforter than time spent with God.
His comfort is unselfish. It doesn’t steal our health, age us before our time, cause overgrowth of bad bacteria in our intestines, destroy our livers, or wreak havoc in our blood vessels. God’s comfort, through His Son Jesus, brings us complete contentment in body, mind, and spirit.
It’s a beautiful gift we are so full of, we share it with our own families.
How does the amazing, unselfish love of God free you and comfort you today?
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