The Greatness of His Love

Many would aspire to exalt God’s greatness. Yet sadly, they are missing a part of who He Is—“God Is love” (1 Jn. 4:8). Indeed, God’s greatness even is displayed in His love. His is a love that’s like no other. His is a love that is boundless (Rom. 2:11; Jas. 1:17; Lam. 3:22;  1 Cor. 13:8; Ps. 145:9).

Just as Scripture so clearly declares it, there is no love that compares to God’s love in Christ Jesus:

“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6-8 NKJV)

“God is love. By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” (1 John 4:8-10 NET)

God’s love is wholly set apart and is demonstrated by His sacrificial atonement—providing not just for our own sins, but for the sins of “the whole world” (1 Jn 2:2). Indeed, there is no love that compares to it, and there is no love that surpasses it. God’s love is unfailing—even “over all His works” (Ps. 145:9).

Truly, our God is great—and it is right that we lift up His name. Yet so, in all our doing of it, let us remember to esteem His love.

Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and . . . declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, . . . The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. (Psalms 145:6-9 NKJV)

To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19 NKJV)