The Father’s Love

The Father’s Love

35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.

John 3:35

When you think about a father’s love I’m sure everyone has a different image. To some
they see dad playing catch with them on the front yard or perhaps holding the back of the bike as
he teaches you to ride. Perhaps you see him hunkered down on a small chair while he drinks
imaginary tea with you and your dolls. Perhaps it’s smiling proudly on the sidelines of a game or
graduation. Perhaps it’s even looking at you with anger as he bails you out of jail. The love of a
father can be seen in many different forms.
With God, we see something quite amazing. This verse tells us that everything that exists
was given to Jesus from a loving God. That’s quite the present. Colossians gives us an even
clearer picture.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were

created through Him and for Him.
Colossians 1:16

Everything that exists was not only made through Jesus but it was made for Jesus. What
we see is a loving Father who puts his son at the middle of everything. But then something
drastic changes. Just when we think that there is nothing that God the Father could ever love
above his Son, we find a famous verse that upends all of that.
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

God was willing to give his son, by making him human, suffering and finally dying, so
that the people of the world could be saved. God gave up his most beloved possession. The very
universe was created for Jesus and yet something in that universe made God sacrifice his Son.
How is that possible? What kind of a love does God have for us?
Think about that question as you go about your day today. How much does God love
you? How much does God love the people you will interact with, positively and negatively, in
the day? By realizing a glimpse of that love today, will it change how you live, speak and interact
with others?

Blessings

Pr. Steven Couto