“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.” -1 John 4:9

God is love. It is true. We love the refrain. But in grasping that God is love, let's not miss what this love does. Love is actualized in God sending his only Son into the world. Sending Jesus, the unique, fully divine, fully human savior into the chaos of a sinful and broken world, to live out that love by dying.

The love of God is realized in the life and death of Jesus. This God is love. He sacrificed himself for you, to be in relationship with you and to give you an eternity of reward beyond anything you would ever hope to earn. But it is not only about solving sin. God sent his only Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Full life. Real, awakened, unstoppable, adventuresome life. Each day, this is ours through Jesus. Do you understand God's love like this?

Today you can be loved, as you are in Christ, and live through him. Go for it.