Some questions to help you see God’s great love for you.
Was God obligated to give us an opportunity to experience life? No, but He did. God loves you! “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” ~ Genesis 2:7
Was God expected to provide food for us to enjoy? No, but He did. God loves you! “...And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat...” ~ Genesis 2:16-17
Was God required to desire a relationship with us? No, but He did. God loves you!
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” ~ Revelation 4:11
Was God compelled to lay down His life and die in our place? No, but He did. God loves you! “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us...” ~ 1 John 3:16
Did God have to freely give us all things including a home in Heaven with Him? No, but He did. God has loved us with an everlasting love! “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” ~ Romans 8:31-32