Want To Get An “A” in Love?

    In 1980 country music singer Johnny Lee recorded the song, Looking for Love (In All the Wrong Places). Psychologists have long known that every person has two great longings and inward needs. The first is to be loved, and the second is to love. But when pressures and heartaches come into our lives, many give up any hope of ever finding love. The tragedy is that we often look in the wrong places to fill this deep, deep need and longing. Some substitute lust for love. Others pursue material things or superficial relationships - all in the futile attempt to fill a God-shaped vacuum in the human heart.     But there is good news! There is a love worth finding and a love worth sharing. The Bible says, (John 3:16) ¹⁶ “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.". On the cross of Christ, God's mighty love was revealed and offered unconditionally to all who would be saved.

     Do you long to know this mighty love? Then I need to ask you the most important question you'll ever be asked: Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God loves you, that your sins are forgiven, and that you are saved and on your way to heaven?  You can know! Let me share with you how to discover the greatest love worth finding. Here are the A’s of finding this unfailing love: ADMIT YOUR SIN, (Rom. 3:10) “¹⁰ as it is written:  “None is righteous, no, not one;”  (Rom. 3:23). “²³ for all have sinned …,” Sin is an offense against God that carries a serious penalty. (Rom. 6:23), " ²³ For the wages of sin is death,."

   ABANDON YOUR EFFORTS -  If we could save ourselves, Jesus' death would have been unnecessary!  Even "getting religion" cannot get you to heaven. The Bible says (Titus 3:5) it is "⁵ …not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy."  ACKNOWLEDGE CHRIST'S PAYMENT - What you cannot do for yourself, Jesus Christ has done for you! (Rom. 5:8)  “⁸ but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us"  But you must acknowledge and believe this fact. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:31).

     Finally ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR - When someone offers you a priceless gift, the wisest thing you can do is accept it! This very moment, you can receive Christ's gift of salvation. (Rom. 6:23) "…but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."  I urge you to receive Him today. You'll be eternally glad to know the best kind of love!