Monday, May 5, 2014

DENNIS

Good morning. The Beatles once wrote a song that said,
“All you need is love.” Even though the Beatles were not
theologians, this idea is very theological. Love is the proof
of God’s grace at work in our lives. However, love can be
the hardest thing to accept from God. We have a tendency
to measure His love in light of our own life circumstances,
and therefore, thinking there is no such of a thing. We may
encounter life situations and say things such as, “If God
loves me so much then why did this or that happen?” The
truth is God’s love goes far beyond what we can
comprehend. His love does not depend upon how we have
experienced it or have failed to show it.

The Apostle Paul wrote that “God shows his love for us in
that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The
Lord’s radical love can radically transform any situation and
circumstance you are facing. His love conquers all things,
even tragedy, senseless violence, and acts of hatred.

The real question for all of us to answer is, “Will you accept
it?”I’m Dennis Gossett, for Central United Methodist Church.