“Jesus loves you!” How often do we hear this or have you never heard it? It’s one thing to know that Jesus loves us, but it’s another to actually embrace his love for us. God desires his love for us to be beyond mere head knowledge, but that it becomes a conviction in our hearts. When his love becomes our conviction, there is a certainty, a trust, and a security that can not be shaken or taken by circumstances nor people around us. Have you ever had someone tell you something over and over, then all of sudden, one day, it just clicks? The person usually says “that’s what I’ve been trying to tell you” or “that’s what I’ve been trying to get you to see.” That’s what it’s like when you have revelation of God’s love! You are fully convinced about it, you can truly "see" it! You will play the thought in your head over and over “Jesus loves me, he really loves me.”

Romans 5:5 “God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.”

**note** We can not truly know or understand love of God without the Holy Spirit.

What does he mean by “poured out His love?” The first thing to be understood is that the word “heart” in the Bible means the same thing as “soul” (mind, will, emotions). I remember the first time I read this scripture and I asked God how he pours his love into our hearts, he whispered to me “keep reading.” As I kept reading, I came across verse 8 “God demonstrates his love toward us, in that WHILE we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Immediately, the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said “The love of God is poured into the hearts of humanity by me reminding them of what Jesus has done for them, and what he has accomplished.

What did Jesus accomplish?..

-He makes us right with God (Romans 5:9)

-He gives us access to God (Hebrews 10:19-22)

-He paid the debt that makes us slaves of sin & forgives our sins (Colossians 1:14)

-He gives us eternal life (John 3:16)

-He makes us children of God (1 John 3:1)

-He became a curse so that we could become blessed (Galatians 3:13)

-He ascended so the Holy Spirit could come and live in us. (John 14:15-26)

-He restored our earthly purpose and God’s kingdom to us. (Matthew 6:33 & 28:18-20; Romans 14:17)

Jesus did all these things for us through his death, burial, and resurrection. All of these things are accessed and applied to our lives by FAITH in Jesus Christ! The love of God isn’t just knowing WHAT Jesus did, but WHY Jesus did what he did!

Are you ready? Let’s take a step! Repeat after me: “Jesus love me! Everything he did on the cross for me was enough to make me right with God, restore my purpose, and God’s kingdom to me! Holy Spirit, pour out the love of God into my heart, daily.”

Check out the next blog as we take the next step on “The Journey!”