“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for His friends”.
John 15:13

 

 

The morning was bright and crisp but a cloud of uncertainty began to drape over the young girl’s heart as she pulled the petals off a bright yellow daisy. “He loves me, he loves me not…he loves me, he loves me not,” were the words she echoed in a soft whisper as she dropped the disfigured petals on the ground.

In trying to grasp for acceptance she reached for a wilted dismantled flower hoping it would reveal the heart of her secret childhood sweetheart. But then disappointment overshadowed her heart as the last petal was pulled away from the stem and she faintly said, “He loves me not.”. At that moment, not only did a crushed daisy lay at her feet, but she felt the symptoms of a crushed heart. Feeling isolated, abandoned, and unloved she wondered, “Will there ever be someone who will love me?”

How many times have we walked through life wondering if our actions or kind jestures would reciprocate genuine love from someone we cared for? Empty words and promises sometimes injure our heart, and we experience the disappointment of looking for someone to love us. Yet, with broken hearts, our human expectations have left us feeling empty, abandoned, or unloved. But God’s word says there is someone who will stick closer than even a brother, that person is Jesus Christ. His love towards us is so magnificent that even before we were born He showered us with His love and gave us a tailor made purpose and destiny.

The cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified was His valentine for the world. His arms were spread open to embrace humanity while nails were driven into His hands. As we walk on this earth you can look for crushed petals on the ground that once held hopes and dreams, or we can look to the promises of God from His word, which showers us lavishly with the words of His love.

Chasing broken promises will only lead you to disappointment unless your confidence is placed in the one who died for you. God’s word says, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for His friends”. John 15:13. Jesus Christ did not give us broken disfigured petals making us wonder if He loves us. He gave us His life by dying on the cross to demonstrate His love for us.

So the next time you pick up a daisy and look at its petals. Remember that one thing is certain... God has and always will love you. It will not take a flower to prove it, but by the cross that held the Savior of the world to embrace you and say, “I love you, I love you, I love you...for all eternity…I will always love you”.