THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH US

IN THE BEGINNING...THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MARCH 12, 2013

THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH US
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.I Corinthians 15:14,15 


Christ demonstrated such love for us that we are constrained by his love.  We are confined, limited, pressed together, squeezed into His will, with delight.  We are constrained, joyfully living in the narrow path; We are not going about our own way but waiting for His grace to rescue us out of hardship, if he so chooses. 

Did you see what Jesus did for us on the cross?  Did you see how our Savior died for our sins, took them upon himself, was bruised and beaten so that we might be healed and made whole?  Yes, it is that LOVE which constrains us. We cannot live unto ourselves.  Indeed, we must walk worthy of God's great LOVE.

Today, be constrained by the LOVE of Christ!