"Because that's how much I love you!"

Some of you may recognize this post from my blog on MySpace, which I have since deleted. I heard this song again and was reminded of my previous post. This song is definitely an oldy but goody! So here's a rerun of that blog.

Today I was listening to an old song today, and when I mean old, I mean circa 1996. It was "Love Song" by Third Day. Anyway, this song reminded me of a sentence that Michael and I have shared between one another for years that we say rather sarcastically. "Because that's how much I love you." For example: "I really don't want to do this for you, but I'll do it anyway. Because that's how much I love you." It's never really said out of heart felt love. Always full of sarcasm and jest.

How much do we truly love that special someone? Or anyone special in our lives. Do we expect too much of them? Do we not expect enough? I'll admit my expectations for Michael can sometimes be set too high for any human man. As I'm sure he can say the same. I realize that I can't expect him to "swim the deepest ocean" just to be with me. And I certainly can't expect him to sacrifice his life for me so that I may not die. Romantic, yes! Realistic, no.

But there is one person who has done that for all of us, without us even asking. Christ. He died for our sins so that we would not have to. He took the punishment of the scourging, crown of thorns, and being hung on a cross without question. He felt pain that no human man could have withstood. I realize that Easter has come and gone. But know that we are to be reminded year round of what happened on Calvary and at His tomb three days later. All of this...

Because that's how much He loves us!