The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing like that.— Timothy Keller
Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken.— Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Love,” a word we hear almost daily. It is splashed across billboards, whispered in movies, and woven into the lyrics of our favourite songs. Yet, for all its popularity, love has lost much of its depth. In today’s world, it often means little more than attraction or preference, something or someone we gravitate toward for pleasure or convenience, rarely pausing to consider the cost or consequences. But when God set His love on us, it was a costly and eternal decision, one made with us in mind, for our good, and at His own great expense.
The average 33-year-old man carries about 12 litres of blood, roughly 5.5 kilograms. But the blood Jesus poured out on the cross held infinitely more weight. It wasn’t just red fluid running down a wooden beam; it was the lifeblood of divine love, powerful enough to span centuries, cross cultures, and break every chain. It was love with eternal reach. Long before mountains rose or oceans formed, God had already reckoned with the rebellion of His image-bearers and determined to give His life in exchange for theirs.
God foresaw the ruin that would ripple out from human disobedience, and yet, He did not flinch. Instead, He offered the most precious thing, His Son, to redeem fallen humanity and bring us back into His embrace. His choice was not driven by need, nor by any illusion of our unwavering loyalty. It was driven by love, relentless and undeserved.
The love of God, revealed through the sending of His Son, is the most profound and deliberate choice ever made. The Almighty chose not to destroy or discard us, but to pursue us. He chose to redeem us from the corruption of sin, to rescue us from the clutches of death, and to restore us to the high place of sonship He had always intended. Love was both the motive and the mission.
There is something beautifully personal about this love. While it is vast enough to save the whole world, it is also intimate. It is crafted and aimed at the individual. As C.S. Lewis once observed, "[Christ] died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less."
Jesus painted this truth vividly in Luke 15. Through three unforgettable parables, the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son, He reveals God’s heart for the one. Whether you’ve wandered off unknowingly like the sheep, slammed the door in His face like the prodigal son, or felt trapped and forgotten like the lost coin, God’s love is in pursuit. And it won’t rest until you're home. In His arms, in His presence, in the warmth of restored fellowship.
As Saint Augustine once said, “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” God loves you, yes, you, personally and intimately. You are not just seen; you are sought. Can you feel the weight of that truth? Have you grasped the immeasurable worth He has placed on your life? And how might that change the way you see yourself today?