“God does not mainly love us in this life by sparing us suffering and death. He mainly loves us by showing us and giving us himself and his glory. God loves us mainly by giving us himself and all that he is for us in Jesus. Jesus loves us mainly by giving us himself and all that God is for us in him. That’s mainly the way He loves us. He loves us others ways, but mainly everything is moving towards that. You’re loved by Jesus when Jesus gives you Jesus and all that God is for you in Jesus.
Don’t measure the love of God for you by how much health and wealth and comfort he brings into your life. If that were the measure of God’s love, then he hated the apostle Paul. Measure God’s love for you by how much of himself he shows you. How much of himself he gives you to know and enjoy…
In John 14:21, Jesus says, “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” What a wonderful statement! “I will love you, and manifest myself to you.” That’s what love is… To be loved for the Christian is to get more of Him. Go ahead Jesus, manifest Yourself to me and I will feel loved!”
— John Piper, Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/jesus-is-the-resurrection-and-the-life
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