THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER WRITTEN
The greatest love story ever written is not Romeo and Juliet or Gone With The Wind. Nor is it any of the thousands of other love stories which have been written. Some definitely are great love stories which touch our hearts and grip our emotions. Many of our lives, if written down on paper, would read like a love story. We are born with a desire to love and be loved. A desire which can overshadow common sense and good judgement if left unchecked. The pathway of my life bears evidence to this fact. My wife of thirty nine years and I are acutely aware and grateful of the blessing of our love story. We both experienced previous marriages which did not, well………..read like a love story. Many of the stories you might pick up to read describe a love which sacrifices for the good or benefit of the other person or persons in the story. Sometimes the sacrifice which unfolds as we read, is so real or so painful, we think we may be the person being described or written about. When the story is so real and impactful, we have discovered a literary gem.
I believe The Bible to be the greatest love story ever written. It describes pursuit, action, sacrifice and a love so great and deep, it is beyond our ability to completely understand. The Bible tells of God’s love for the universe, nature, animals and mankind, each a part of His creation. It details His desire to have relationship with every person and His plan for us to love and care for each other. The Bible declares God is love! (1 John 4:8 and 4:16). His love, which is described throughout Scripture, is like a thread in a fine woven tapestry. You see it over and over, intricately part of a beautiful picture. God’s love described to us in The Bible is unconditional and undeserved. If you question God’s love or that He loves you, I suggest you read John, Romans, 1 Corinthians and 1 John in The New Testament.
The Bible, God’s love story, is an open invitation to every person for a relationship with Him through His son Jesus Christ. In my humble opinion the greatest love story ever written!