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Why I Love The Lord Jesus

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There are many reasons a person may give as to why he/she loves Jesus. My reasons may be simple to some, or selfish to others, but I believe they barely scratch the surface in understanding the depth of His love for me. The apostle John supposed that if every act of Jesus were written, the world could not contain the books that should be written. How much more than the love of God and Christ for us? To narrow it down to three main reasons why I love the Lord Jesus would be becuase He loves me, He keeps me, and because in Him I find my all. The love of God. How does one begin to describe it? It cannot be done. Men and poets have tried over centuries to describe it, but words still fail to comprehend the height and depth, the breadth and width of the love of God. The first reason why I love the Lord Jesus is simply becuase He loved me first. He loved me before the foundations of the world were laid, and He loved me enough to die in my place for my sins. In essence He loved me not only before I was, but even when I was at my darkest and it would cost Him everything to love me still. Romans 5:8 says "But God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Earlier, Christ said in John 15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." To love such as this, how can one not love in return? Secondly, I love Him because He keeps me eternally secure and forgives me by His grace. In John 10:28 Christ said

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