God’s Love is Personal!

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Gal 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

This verse is a well-loved verse in the New Testament. But one small point that is not always brought out in this verse is the last part. Paul said: Jesus “loved me and gave himself for me”. He loves ME and He died for ME! For Paul (which is also the same for us), God’s love is personal. “For God so loved the world” – this statement is awesome and true. But for Paul, it was more than that. Jesus loves him personally and gave His life for him!

Now, this is not just something that Paul alone can claim. It should be the cry of all of us also. It has been said that if there were only one sinner who was in need of redemption, Jesus would have still gone to the cross. It’s true! Because God’s love is personal.