"No Matter What"

Love is such a short word. It has four letters but those letters put together make a very powerful word. When you think of love, you may think of your children, your parents or even your spouse. So many people look for love on a daily basis. Some are looking for love as the old saying goes, “in all the wrong places.”
Women often give birth to children in hopes of having someone to love them unconditionally. But what is unconditional love really? Webster defines love as a strong affection for another. Unconditional is defined as limitless or not having condition. Condition means having stipulations or modifications.
That being said, can we as mankind love one another, “unconditionally” really? Think about that person you once loved and thought you could not live without, yet you are no longer together for whatever reason. Think about that person that wronged you or hurt your feelings that you haven’t talked to in years. Was your love for them “unconditional”?
My daughter has a children’s book entitled “No matter what” by Debri Glori. The story is about a mother kangaroo telling her baby how much she loves them no matter what. Whether they make a mess or misbehave the mother kangaroo still loves them “no matter what.”
Isn’t that the same love Christ has for us? John 3:16 (NKJV) says, “for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Jesus came, suffered, bled and died for the sins of the world. Luke 23 details Jesus’ journey to the cross to lay down His life for us. Luke 23:34 (NKJV) quotes Him saying “Father forgive them for they do not know what they do.”
In the midst of being beaten, spat on and persecuted Jesus still loved enough to forgive, now that’s what I call loving “no matter what.” I Peter 4:8 (NKJV) says “and above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sin.” This lets us know that we can love in a greater way like Christ did.
In our society today, only love like Christ intended will cover hatred, racism, and other senseless actions of mankind. Be encouraged to love “no matter what.” Take the time to read I Cor. 13: 1-13, it tells the importance of pure love. But while you are reading and thinking on love don’t forget to give Christ your heart, because it is His love that we need most of all.
Think about it.
Published in "ON the Rocks Arrest" 4/17/12