If That Isn't Love

For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The following is taken from a devotional written by Ann Spangler entitled Praying the Names of God,

There is a story told of a young boy whose sister was suffering from a rare disease. Her only chance of recovery was to receive a blood transfusion from someone who had recovered from the disease. Her five-year-old brother was the perfect candidate. When the doctor explained the situation to the boy and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister, the boy hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and then said yes. During the transfusion, while lying in bed next to his sister, the boy smiled as he saw the color returning to her cheeks. Then, his face paled and he asked in a trembling voice, “Will I start dying right away?”

The story makes you want to smile and cry at the same time because you realize the boy’s generosity and his mistake. He had been willing to give his last drop of blood if that meant his sister would live.

When we pray to Jesus as the Lamb of God, we are praying to the One who voluntarily laid down his life to take in his own body the punishment for our sins and for the sins of the entire world.

Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried.

Jesus died for our sins, we are loved.

If That Isn't Love
words and music by Dottie Rambo
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/isntlove.html
He left the splendor of heaven,
Knowing His destiny,
Was the lonely hill of Golgatha,
There to lay down His life for me.

If that isn't love;The ocean is dry,
There's no stars in the sky,And the sparrow can't fly.
If that isn't love;Then heaven's a myth,
There's no feeling like this,If that isn't love!

Even in death He remembered,
The thief hanging by His side;
There He spoke with love and compassion,
Then He took him to paradise.