125. Love
John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
This is an unconditional promise: unconditional love; Jesus loves me, this I know. The result of this promise, once we are sure, is that we will most certainly obey His command: We will most definitely continue in His love. He will never, ever, withdraw His love or change His attitude toward us. The only question at issue is that He leaves it up to us to leave His love and discontinue if we should so choose. Of course, we will not.
The love that Jesus has for us is of the same quality and depth and unshakable certainty as the Father’s love for Jesus, His Only Son. This assertion is so strong it is unassailable. The breadth, length, height and depth of God is incomprehensible; we can only pray that that we would know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.
It is not hard to continue in His love, for we do so simply by hearing the Gospel as often as possible. Go to church, be involved in a Bible study, spend time alone with God, and tell yourself the Gospel throughout the day. Making oneself aware of the presence of God is continuing in His love. We will never tire of or get bored with the Gospel. It is new and fresh every morning. It will not be possible to exhaust the love of Jesus within an entire lifetime.
A universally acknowledged truth understood by all people is the fact that all parents love their children incredibly, even crazily. God the Father loves His only-begotten Son and He loves His adopted children in the same crazy, extravagant way. Bask in that.