Jeremiah 31:3-4 (MSG) ‘God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! And so now I’ll start over with you and build you up again..’

DAILY READING; Mark 4:1-20; 2 Samuel 9-10; Daniel 5

Recently the Japanese monarchy was rocked by controversy because Japan’s Princess Mako made a choice of husband that went against the tradition.
The Japanese monarchy is the world’s oldest continuous hereditary dynasty. It has been in existence since around 660 B.C. and is based on strong and strict traditions.
Therefore many people were shocked when Princess Mako chose to give up her royal status by marrying her former classmate, who is a commoner from a humble background. The couple first met in 2012 as students at the International Christian University in Tokyo. They were engaged in 2017 and were set to wed the following year.
But the controversies surrounding their wedding caused it to be delayed for next 3 years.
They finally got married in 2021.
Part of the love sacrifice Princess Mako made to marry a commoner was to forego a traditional lump-sum payment of up to 150 million yen ($1.3m) which is typically given to a member of the royal family upon their departure from the household.
She also had to skip the usual rites associated with a royal family wedding. By skipping both the payment and the rites it made her the first female member of the royal family to do so.
Their marriage strongly divided opinions in Japan, and even incited public protests. But while many in Japan were against the union, many others applauded princess Mako’s courage in giving up everything to marry the one she loved.

There is a general belief in the world that true love is hard to find.
Therefore people are often willing to pay the highest price possible when they think they have finally found true love.
Indeed the greatest quest of the human heart is for real love But unfortunately, what most people find is the opposite. They often end up with heartaches, being cheated on, lied to, betrayed and disappointed again and again.
The pain from extreme heartache is now being considered a medical condition.
A few years ago a group of doctors at Johns Hopkins University reported a lethal heart condition caused by acute emotional distress, which requires treatment by medication.. The problem is technically known as “stress cardiomyopathy,” or simply “broken heart syndrome,”.
Indeed many people have suffered broken hearts in their search for love. So when they finally find the love their heart longs for, no price seems too high to pay for it.
But while such love may appear sweet and thrilling, the human heart will always remain unfulfilled when it lacks the true love of Christ.
It is only through Christ that we can know true and perfect love. This love was displayed at Calvary where Christ sacrificed His life for us, while we were yet sinners. [Romans 8:5]
In our worst, lowest, most unlovable state, God drew us with an everlasting love. (Jeremiah 31:3-4)
God’s love is so true that nothing can ever separate us from it.

Romans 8:39 [MSG] says “I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.”

God is love. He alone has the capacity to meet the deep needs of our heart and it is only by His strength that we can be able to love others unconditionally.
Today, as the world celebrate a day centered around the concept of love, let our celebration be in the fact that God so loved us, that He paid the ultimate price to purchase us at the Cross. That indeed is the greatest love story of all.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the price You paid to give me a new life and a new heart. Today, I receive from You the divine ability to truly love others unconditionally even as You have loved me in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
It is not possible for you to have a heart for God and His Kingdom, without God minding you. WORDBITE 201

Shalom!

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