Unconditional Love

Unconditional love is known as affection without any limitations, it can also be love without conditions. This term may be associated with other terms such as true altruism or complete love. 

In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  John 14:2.

Is there no greater example of unconditional love as we find in Biblical Scripture where Jesus endures hardship and questioning as He lives a life of example, then suffers and dies on the cross for our sins, hands us the gracious Gift of Salvation for our belief in Him and makes a place for us in Heaven?

The Lord's Unconditional Love for Us
The Lord’s Unconditional Love for Us

A thousand strands of time, events, and people weave into a tapestry we call place. More than just a house, place is where meaning, belonging, and safety come together under the covering of our best efforts at unconditional love. Place beckons us with memories buried deep in our souls. Even when our place is not perfect, its hold on us is dramatic, magnetic.

The Bible speaks frequently of place. We see an example in Nehemiah’s longing for a restored Jerusalem.  Neh. 1:3-4; 2:2.  It is no surprise, then, that Jesus would speak of place when He wants to comfort us.

“Let not your heart be troubled, I go to prepare a place for you.”  John 14:1-2.

For those who have fond memories of earthly places, this promise links us to something we can easily understand and look forward to. For those whose places have been anything but comforting and safe, Jesus promises that one day they will hear the sweet song place sings, for they will inhabit it with Him. – Randy Kilgore. Daily Bread.

Unconditional Love – Johnny UK

Whatever the struggle, whatever the faltering on your faith journey, remember this:  There is a place in heaven already waiting, fitted just for you.  Jesus would not have said so if it were not true.

Prayer:  Dear Jesus, I can not wait to live in the home You have prepared for me. Thank You that no matter what my earthly place holds, comfort or pain, my home with You will be so much better. May the memory of our earthly place point us with hope to our heavenly place.  Amen.