He loves me, He loves me not?

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

In the WWII movie “Saving Private Ryan” Tom Hanks portrays a Lt. who has the responsibility to rescue Private Ryan.  All he had was a name and a picture.  The movie captures the essence of duty and sacrifice.  Tom was formally a school teacher and now finds himself risking his life for someone he has never met.  Others encourage him to quit looking as Private Ryan could already be dead.  But Tom Hanks continues his journey to find this individual.

We resonate with this story, a hero is risking his life for another person.  If this theme sounds familiar, then you may be familiar with the life and death of Jesus Christ.  People have sinned and deserve death.  Jesus death was on sinners behalf.  Our savior took our place and punishment for something he did not deserve.  Not that we did anything good enough for Him to want to die for us.  Rather, in our worst state, He chose to see us as someone he wanted to demonstrate His love.

Which brings us to the word demonstrate.  Webster defines is as to prove (something) by showing examples of it or to show evidence of something.  Specifically God wants to give an example or show beyond an doubt that He loves us.  Look at Jesus and what he did for us.  That is the proof of God’s love.  Even when you feel unworthy, He still loves you.  There is not a time when you can say He loves me not.  Because we can always look at Jesus death on the cross (which should have been us on the cross) and know that God did not withdraw His love and affection.

So pick up your flower. Pluck a flower petal and say “He loves me”.  Then pick another petal and say “He loves me”.  Think about Jesus and know that every petal will always be an expression of his love.  At just the right time in history, Jesus demonstrated his love for us…for you.