#greaterlove

[beautyofthend]

Every episode of Nikki Alexander - Greater Love 

“He’s the closest thing to a father I’ve ever had.”

[youngdisciples]

dailyreflection “Great is Your mercy toward me, Your loving kindness toward me. Your tender mercies I see day after day.” - Great is Your Mercy | Don Moen

Those words above, are we able to say it everyday? Can we just declare it day after day? Can we just have a whole day declaring how merciful and gracious is our God? When we even read the lyrics of the song, we can see that it is a declaration of how good God is in our lives and it is also a declaration of how much we need God’s grace and mercy always. Indeed that great is God’s mercy towards us, great is His mercy that through waking up each day, is already a proof of His love. 

Now, what greater love than a sacrificial love? What is greater than not remembering the records of our wrong? There is indeed no greater love than that! That love can only be given by Christ. Again, as the heart’s day is almost at the door, may we be reminded what true love is. What is greater than the love of God? That He gave His Son to the world to be our atoning sacrifice so that we can be reconciled to Him. In our verse today, we are reminded by Paul that God has already reconciled the world through Christ. 

What does God mean by this reconciliation anyway? When we think about the thought that we will be reconciled to God, it just means that we are firstly taken away from Him. That there is a division between God and us that keeps us away from His presence, and we all know that the boulder that is separating us from Him is sin. Well, it is true that no one can separate us from the love of God but sin can separate us from His presence. His love for us remains there, His love and grace is always there but it is us who walked away from Him. Therefore, God saw the need for reconciliation. He saw that we need our salvation and He knows that we can never have it all by ourselves so He sent Jesus Christ to be our ransom. To be our atoning sacrifice so that the boulder that is separating us from the holy God which is sin will crumble through His death. Now, what is greater than that love? Nothing!

God’s love is indeed perfect, pure, good in intention, abounding and overflowing. His love for us is not just merely a declaration of many “I love yous” but God has proven it through Jesus Christ. Thus, as this love is so great, He has indeed then reconciled us to Him. Our sins, our own actions but His solutions. Even if it was our wrong doing, He still chose to save us and to reconcile us back to Him. Indeed that He loves us so much and there is nothing more we could ever need. What more? He also promised that He will not count our sins anymore. How gracious and merciful could our God be? He is the real definition of love, mercy and grace. 

Even us, it is very hard for us to just forgive someone for doing something wrong to us. We even have that famous principle, “forgive but never forget” but God is different. He does not just forgive, He does not just reconcile us, but He also forgets all the wrong things we have done. He also chose to keep no records of wrong. Indeed that love does not keep records of wrong and God has exercised the 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 definition of love wonderfully. Since we know this, we also have to remember that God has given us all these privileges only through Christ. Indeed His love is always there and free for us but we can truly see and appreciate it only if we are in Christ. 

If we are not in the presence of Christ, we will not be able to see God’s love and we will not be able to see the importance of Christ’s sacrifice for we will be just so caught up in sinning and of what this world can offer. Therefore, God wants us to understand that our reconciliation to Him is not done by our good works but it is done by the work of Christ. It is God’s work, not ours for we are just under grace and mercy. Thus, we should understand that all these are through Christ only. Without Christ, we won’t have our reconciliation and our salvation. Our sins will just keep on adding up and we will just be worthy of condemnation. However, God is good, indeed great is His mercy towards us and that He has given us Christ. He has given us the gift of reconciliation through Him. May we always remember this and treasure this inside our hearts. This is the real meaning of love. There is no love greater than this. 

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[notedbyfrancis-blog]

We are perfectly made in our own differences

notedbyfrancis

Sky and Seas

Water and Earth

Girl and Boy

Dark and White

Maybe we all differs in appearances, language and nationalities. But it will never break the purpose of mankind. That is to spread LOVE and to APPRECIATE LOVE. Let this holiday season be a way for us to express and to achieve greater love.

Happy Holidays

[striving2beholy]

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:12‭-‬15 #iamafriendofGOD #yougotafriendinJESUS #Greaterlove #love #friends #mybestfriend https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAkzefAxy0/?igshid=10mr5qqyki2s5

[sda-aluche]

Nadie tiene mayor amor que éste, que uno ponga su vida por sus amigos. Juan 15:13 RVR1960 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 NKJV #Greaterlove #life #commandment #friend #John #John15 #John15v13 #dailybibleverse #dailyverse #amor #mandamiento #vida #preferencia #Juan #Juan15 #Juan15_13 #versiculobiblico #versiculodeldia https://www.instagram.com/p/BvTgrbhhe73nCcwZf5AC6iWQae1F5KHG8qKdos0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nx585t8gdq5r

[nicsplace]

Thinking of and praying for all the families this Memorial Day Weekend who have lost loved ones while serving our country. While most people see Memorial Day Weekend as a time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy the remaining freedoms that this country still offers, most importantly it is about remembering and honoring the sacrifices of our brave men and women who never made it home. They made the ultimate sacrifice for a country they loved and wanted to protect. God bless the troops! Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends...John 15:13. We are a family who respects the military, especially those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and their families. We are thankful for those who serve and sacrifice to keep us free. We honor them every day. "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." –General George S. Patton 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #MemorialDay #MemorialDayWeekend #HonorAndRemember #RememberAndHonor #Sacrifice #Military #Army #Navy #AirForce #Marines #CoastGuard #ThankYou #Remember #GreaterLove #Troops #GodBless https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMb1zbFve9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jkunzart]

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13). In February we celebrate love and friendship. I’m grateful to have so many friends and loved ones in my life! #drawing #sketch #greaterlove #savior #love

[meilanhsiao]

When I see the me I love and respect in you, I will then love you as I love myself. There is then no you and I but just simple us. #greaterlove #unityindiversity #respectyourself #humanity (at Belgium Chinese Tea Arts Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pbaIJHIxy/?igshid=1p6zfv27xwlxx

[gosptrek]

... Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ‭‭–John‬ ‭15:13 . . . #john #love #john15 #greaterlove #sacrifice #dailypost #bible #bibleart #biblestudy #bibleverse #verseoftheday #scriptureoftheday #dailyquotes #gosptrek #gospotrek #startwithgod #godprotects #godisgreat #inspiration #instagod #devotion #devotional #instadaily

[youngdisciples]

We are reconciled to God through Christ!

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[blinkalternative]

This is truth! Love is the greatest gift to Gove. #john1513 #greaterlove https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Dz0JtnVYT/?igshid=1e1nha5velu1c

[jeremiahtrent]

Want – A poem mistitled Love. I want love the way a breeze makes all of summer bearable. Dryly washes warm from minds.

[nicsplace]

Thinking of and praying for all the families this Memorial Day Weekend who have lost loved ones while serving our country. Memorial Day Weekend is a time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy the remaining freedoms that this country still offers. But most importantly it is about remembering and honoring the sacrifices of our brave men and women who never made it home. They made the ultimate sacrifice for a country they loved and wanted to protect. God bless the troops! Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends...John 15:13. We are a family who respects the military, especially those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and their families. We are thankful for those who serve and sacrifice to keep us free. We honor them every day. "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." –General George S. Patton 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #MemorialDayWeekend #RememberAndHonor #RememberTheirSacrifice #LestWeForget #Quotestagram #Quotes #RonaldReagan #Military #America #USA #FreedomIsntFree #Freedom #Sacrifice #Honor #GreaterLove #WeRemember #Remember https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdWWu7ldzC/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sda-aluche]

Nadie tiene mayor amor que éste, que uno ponga su vida por sus amigos. Juan 15:13 RVR1960 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 NKJV #GreaterLove #Love #life #friends #Jesus #Saviour #John #John15 #John15v13 #dailybibleverse #dailyverse #BibleVerse #amor #vida #amigos #abnegación #entrega #vida #Jesús #Salvador #Juan #Juan15 #Juan15_13 #versiculobiblico #versiculodeldia #versiculos https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGzLv9BHXxBUZ3IFsUwoGKNjZMzl8p1LkOksk0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cgzvg6ajrp8s

[recordofmyreverie]

Straight A Getaways

(April 14th, 2017)

First stop Asheville, NC to see one of my favorite friends, Margarita and my favorite band, Explosions in the Sky (April 15th)!

Celebrating Easter and new beginnings with my favorite cousin, Robin and my Uncle George at my parents’ house (April 16th).

Flying to Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 18th) with layovers in Philadelphia, PA and Dublin, Ireland to meet one of my dearest friends in the world, Gerwin!

A long layover (13 hours!!) in London, England with just enough time to have a bonus adventure before heading home to Charlotte, NC (April 26th). 

Just a few days (5 only) back home before I fly into Anchorage, Alaska on May 3rd 

Starting my new job working in a restaurant at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska from May 8th-September 17th

I never would have imagined that I could pack so many amazing things into such a short amount of time. Also, I’m noticing that a lot of my destinations start with the letter “A” so maybe I should use that as a guide to my next place. I’m thinking Australia to meet my friend Chris. And then Auckland, New Zealand to meet my friends Jason and Sydelle. 

All these years of spending hours in my room dreaming about traveling the world and meeting amazing people are becoming a reality now. It’s so strange to think about how simple it is to get the things you want out of life once you just take the dive. Making a wish, hoping, and dreaming are all very important, but pushing even further, making the words you say into something concrete and real, is the most important step.

When I think about how much energy I would put into my love life, and how I could have used that energy, time, and effort pining after “my dream man” towards a goal that was more focused around me, it makes me realize how powerful a dream or a wish can be. It also makes me realize how important your priorities are, and that sometimes they aren’t always in the right order. And when they aren’t in the right order, it can stress you the hell out. 

I used to prioritize my love life over everything else, but it wasn’t as rewarding as it should have been. My love was selfish and attached to a person. I depended on someone to make me happy and they depended on me to do the same for them. 

I think a lot of us are longing for that “love of my life” feeling, but what many of us don’t realize is that we can find that feeling in ourselves too. Love shouldn’t be shared between two incomplete people, but between two whole people so that there are no holes in the bond they share. Love is still extremely important to me, but I’m in search of a greater love rather than a romantic love that is to be shared between two people. 

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)

[takethisheartofmine]

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 "This is what Christ did for us on the cross. No higher expression of love is possible. Though we may never be required to lay down our life for a friend, the next best thing we can do is to share in their suffering, to be present in their pain, with selfless care." . . . Coming into college, I didn't know what to expect in terms of making new friends or finding fellowship on campus. I considered myself lucky if I even made one or two close friends at NYU. And yet, God in His abundance didn't just send me one or two sisters in Christ...He sent an army of them. . . . In the past few years that I've known them, these women (along with several other women not shown in this picture) have forever changed my heart and my life. They have taught me what it means to not only love and accept others, but to be selflessly and powerfully present in their crying, laughing, grieving, rejoicing, and suffering. They have shown me what it means to be a woman of beauty, compassion, sensitivity, strength, tenderness and power...and they have made an eternally lasting impact on my life. . . . Thank you to all the incredible women in my life, who daily demonstrate to me the true meaning of sacrificial love. I would not be the woman I am today without you, nor would I ever have experienced greater intimacy, vulnerability, and joy in the power of sisterhood and true fellowship. And thank you, Jesus, for your sacrifice on the cross, the greatest act of love we could ever hope for or imagine. #greaterlove #john15 #v13 #powerofthecross #sacrificiallove #indescribable #unconditional #fellowship #friendship #sisterhood #loved #blessed #lent #40days #day10