Happy Valentines  People. This time of year we celebrate "Love." Husbands and wives will try to surprise each other. Young couples will have that butterfly   feeling that you get when you fall in love. Everyone will try to   go all out to show that special someone how much they are loved.  We spend money on restaurants, presents and whatever else we can think of that would make our love shine brighter. We do this for   someone we know that is close to our hearts. I feel like that about my wife. My wife is my "bestest friend."  I would do anything  for that girl. God has truly blessed me. I love my wife Sherry so much that I  would willingly give my life   for her. I am sure those of you who are married and  in love understand what I am saying. But what about a total stranger? What  about someone you know nothing about? Would you feel it is important to go  all  out and show them love? I mean someone you absolutely don't know. They  might be the worst criminal, or guilty of some of the worst acts a human can  commit.  A total stranger you have  never met, would you willingly lay down your life for them to live? My personal  answer is no. I would find it very difficult to die in the place of someone I don't  know or have never met. I don't even know if that person deserves their punishment. They might very well deserve whatever they get and so I would find it hard to take there place. Do you know that is exactly what Jesus did? He didn't die for people who had good hearts and were innocent, but the Bible says in Romans 5:8... But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us..... Christ showed what true love is. He loved beyond our faults. Unconditionally. We were sinners, which means that we deserved punishment. We were not innocent. We deserve death and hell. While we continued in our sin and lived contrary to God, He still sent His son to die. Jesus was innocent but He died and took the punishment for guilty people. Why? Because mankind is lost and needs a way out. They are in a dark room and none of them can find the door. No matter how hard they look, some don't even look because they don't know they are in the dark. Jesus illuminated that room when He became the door that leads out of that dark place.  Today you can receive the greatest love. The Love of your Heavenly Father. Ask His son Jesus to come into your life today. He loves you. Leave me a comment..