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There is no greater love than the love that Jesus Christ has for us. Jesus laid down his life for every single person in the world, regardless of who they are or what they have done in their lives. It was not a simple decision for him. The thought of suffering the consequences for the sins of the world was not an easy thought to bear. In the days leading up to His crucifixion, Jesus was troubled by what was to come but this did not stop Him from following through. He wept about it. He wasn’t celebrating at the fact that He was about to endure so much pain. But He still chose to go through with it because He believed that we were all worth it.Jesus gave up His heavenly home to come to earth and live with man. Mankind was not entirely kind to Him when He arrived. From the moment He started ministering to people he was looked down upon, belittled, and mocked. People – even his own family members – thought that He had lost his mind. He was not taken seriously. This all flipped over for the worst when He was taken to trial and sentenced to crucifixion. The beating and the mocking intensified. He went through an indescribable amount of pain. The people He loved and wanted to save were the same people who had left Him out to dry.But this did not deter Him from what He came to do. He continued to love every person that came His way. Today, Jesus does not view us, the children of God, as servants. He considers us to be his friends. He sees us as more than people who do his bidding. He sees us as people He loves us wholly, completely, and He desires to have a relationship with us. In this relationship He guides us, strengthens us, and instructs us. We reciprocate that love through believing in Him and carrying out His instructions. It’s not much of a task for us when you compare it to what Jesus had to go through. We won’t find such love anywhere else but in Him. He loves us completely and there is nothing that will ever make Him change His mind about us. He is for us, now and forever.