Day 3 ' Get over it Mary'

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners , Christ died for us." Romans 5:8(NIV).
"But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even when we were sinful. Rom 5:8(The Bible for Today).
"But God has shown us how much he loves us-it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!'Rom 5:8(Good News Bible).
"Amazingly God who created Maary and said she was good, showed how much He loved Mary, even though He knew I was a sinner, totally disregarding His love and hating Him, yet even while I was full of hatred for Him, he sent Jesus (Yeshua) to die for me. God sent his innocent son to take my place." Rom5:8 (My own interpretation)

I have often sung that Hymn 'Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.' Yet this love that God had for me I don't fully comprehend. How is it that he can love when I didn't even love him. How is it that He loves mankind, loving those who deny him, those who use his name as a swear word, yet He says He does. He didn't wait for them to take the first step of loving him then He would love in return. He took that step of faith, said look I am sending 'You are My own dear Son. I am pleased with you." (Luke 3:22b, Good News Bible. He loved Me even when I was not loving him, when I was hating him, when I was offending him and treating Him like a piece of dirt. How could someone love me when all I did was despise Him. Yet this is this amazing love, so divine, that He could love a sinner like Mary, and all I can do is say thank you.

God says this to you & you & you. How then can I be offended by you, how then do I offend you. Have I forgotton the sacrifice Yeshua made for me. He did not get offended when people rejected him, when people spoke out aginst himm. He was so secure in his fathers love, that He could just continue loving all of mankind.

My Jesus this is the path I want to walk. To be so secure in your love that I am not easily offended, that it really doesn't matter what others are saying about me either to my face or behind my back. I want to be sensitive to others, to not always be thinking of my self so that I do not give offense to others. To not be rude, to not gossip, to not be anxious, to be a joyful person to be around. To do this Jesus I need to know in my heart and speak aloud how much I am loved, then I will be really able to love others. Not to judge, not to be easily offended, not to need others to tell me how good or how lovely I look in order to feel good about myself. I want to just dwell in your presence and your love. Thank you so much Jesus, I love you.