Describing the indescribable love of God

How can we describe the love of God? And what's more, how can we show evidence of His love in our lives? We will conclude our mini-study today . . .
Another attribute of God's love is that He was unselfish. What a hard lesson for humans! It's difficult for us to be selfless.

"just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28)

He wanted only the best for us, even while we were sinners.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. (II Corinthians 8:9)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10)

He sacrificed everything for us.

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. (I John 3:16-18)

Are we emulating Jesus Christ with unselfish behavior? Do we want the best for others? Do we seek the best for them? Are we willing to sacrifice to take care of the needs of others?

God's Word also teaches us that a Christ-like love is long-suffering . . .

 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.  (I Peter 2:23)

Paul echoed this thought: "Love suffers long and is kind." When Jesus suffered, He didn't threaten to get even. He didn't plan on having the people "get what they deserved." He left His case in the hands of God, Who always judges fairly.
When people are good to us, we want to be good to them. Yep. It's natural.
When people are bad to us, do we still want to be good to them? Do we want to return good for evil? It's a supernatural response that we can only accomplish with the Spirit's help.

Lastly, God's love is unending.
Think about that for a minute.
Let it sink in.
Un. Ending.
Nothing I can do will cause Him to give up on me.
Ever.
His love is eternal.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

Though the mountains be shaken    and the hills be removed,yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken    nor my covenant of peace be removed,”    says the Lord, who has compassion on you. (Isaiah 54:10)

We humans may have a hard time living up to "love never fails," but God doesn't have a hard time with that, at all. In fact, He's the only example we need.  God never stops loving us! Peter lied about being with Jesus, but Christ loved him. Thomas doubted the whole resurrection experience, but Christ loved him. The woman at the well refused to draw up water and give Him a drink, but Christ still loved her, too. And we can go on and on with examples.

Can we be examples? Can we be the evidence in this world that there's a God of love? No matter what we have done, He loves us. Do we love Him with all of our being?

“I have loved you with an everlasting love;    I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. (Jeremiah 31:3b)