As we come near to Easter and remember the sacrifice Christ made for us on the cross, I am beckoned to pause and reflect on the great love of God. It's an unconditional type of love that hinges not on my performance or anything I could say or do. It just always is. It's always there and it knows no bounds or limits. That's the love of God that is talked about in the hymn "The Love of God".
I have grown up singing this song in church and I love the third verse especially. It states "Could we with ink the ocean fill,and were the skies of parchment made,were every stalk on earth a quill,and every man a scribe by trade;To write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole,though stretched from sky to sky."
The ocean is so vast and huge. And yet were we to try to write all about the love of God it would drain the very ocean dry. This love is something that is way more than anything I could ever imagine or comprehend. He loved us so much he sent his Son to die for us so He could provide a way for us to live eternally with Him. He couldn't stand the thought of eternity without us, so He bridged the gap between us and Him with His Son.
I can't know love without knowing God, for God is love. This love is overwhelming and incomprehensible. It's hard for me, a mere mortal, to even put it into words. And yet it's so beautiful and satisfying. If all else fails, I always know I will have the love of God.
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