Redeeming Love

Last night I saw the movie, Redeeming Love. It's based on a book by the same title written by Francine Rivers. I very much enjoyed the movie. I've read the book and liked it too. In fact, the book was better because it went into the story a bit more. Still the movie was worth watching. It's losely based on the story of the prophet Hosea in the Old Testament. Hosea married a prostitute. She was untrue to him after their marriage and still he loved her. In fact, at one point she was being sold as a slave and he bought her back not to be his slave but to be his wife. This story is a depiction of what God did for His wayward people. They / we have not stayed true to Him in our hearts. We have strayed and yet he bought us back with the blood of His Son.

February is right around the corner. It's the month in which we celebrate love. Usually its the love between a man and a woman that we celebrate but the greatest love of all is what God demonstrated for His people when He sent His Son. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16