Valentine's Day is when couples across America show their undying love to each other in the form of flowers, chocolate, and cards. I am sure that this holiday is one in which there may be more sizzle than steak due to the commercialization of the day. Truly, everyday is an opportunity for two people in love to display that love to the other in the form of words, sacrifice and devotion.
This month we will no doubt watch shows and movies about a tremendous love story that will tug at our heart strings so to speak. This month we will see commercials that inform us of a great love story and we might even identify with that story. You know, I love a good love story. Within these stories one finds a sense of hope and desire and I think we all enjoy that.
Love is an amazing thing in that one cannot necessarily touch love, or see love, or measure it so to speak. I mean I believe we can do these things but only if we truly know what love is. So what is love? 1 John 4:8 tells us that "God is love". The Bible narrates the greatest love story ever told. I encourage you to read this love story this month as we are bombarded with the materialistic fascination of love and I believe we will all see love, touch love and measure love. It is a story of how God the Father sent His Son Jesus to save all humanity from our sins. Why would He do such a thing......because of love. I don't know of a better love story than that!
Chocolate is nice. Cards are fantastic. Flowers are wonderful. God gives us all of these and more! He gives us His love, His sacrifice, His devotion. He gives us His Son....and He does it every day of the year!
-Pastor Craig
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