This verse is often quoted by combat veterans who have seen fellow soldiers, sailors, or Marines willingly die saving the lives of their friends. The USS Ralph Johnson will be commissioned in Charleston later this year. It is named for a Marine who shielded his fellow marines from a grenade blast by jumping between them and the grenade. It is one thing for a fellow soldier to do this, but how about the Son of God? Jesus became man and died for us. He willingly laid down His life to save ours. He did this because He loves us. He want us to love others with the same type of sacrificial love. Loving people costs us time, money, energy, opportunities, heartache, pain, and maybe even our lives.
Are you willing to love as you have been loved by Christ?
