I Am Without Excuse

How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects and hurts me?

Look to the Cross...Look at His face. The blood streaming down. The nails in His hands. The crown of thorns. The people spitting on him saying "crucify HIm." His closest friends rejecting Him and denying who He was.
And He says, "Father, FORGIVE them. For they know not what they do.."

I can't love. I am learning I can't love. I can't give what I don't have.

I am learning I have to make a decision to love whether I THINK they deserve it or not.

Jesus Christ took my place. I rejected Him. I spit in His face. I disobeyed. I didn't believe. I didn't TRUST. And without apprehension or excuses- HE LOVES ME. He chose to Love me. He died for me.

The only love I have to give is unconditional love. Love that sets me free. Undeserving love. Grace that abounds. Hope not lost.

I am without excuse...
April 19, 2009