No Greater Love.......
A little girl was critically injured in an accident and taken to a hospital.
She had lost a great deal of
blood and needed a transfusion, but her blood type was rare.
Finally it was discovered that her 7-year-old brother had the same blood
type. The doctor took him
into his office and told him, "Your sister is very sick. Unless she
gets some blood, I'm afraid the
angels are going to take her to heaven. Are you willing to give your
baby sister your blood?" The
boy's face turned pale and his eyes widened in fear. After some agonizing
moments he whispered to
the doctor, "I'll give my sister my blood."
As the transfusion took place, the boy watched as his blood passed through
a tube to his sister. The
doctor noticed that the boy seemed nervous and said, "It will all be
over before long." At that
moment, big tears welled up in the boy's eyes and he said, "Will I
die pretty soon then?" He thought
he was giving his own life to save his little sister!
There is no greater love. Jesus lay down His life for us even before
we were His friends. "When we
were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son"
(Rom. 5:10). Have you
experienced God's love by accepting His offer of forgiveness through
faith in Christ? --HGB
Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart. --Wesley
By enduring our hate, Jesus showed us His love.