Latest Devotion
No Greater LOVE
By: Mae Archila
Monday, March 2, 2026
Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Ephesians 3:17-19 (NLT)
Teaching children God’s Word and principles through art can be a beautiful experience. One method I used was to ask the children in my class to close their eyes as I read a Scripture, then allow God to paint a picture or give them ideas based on those verses. Then, they would share what they imagined with the class. Wrapping her own arms around herself, one child described God's love like this, “it feels like you are hugged all the time.” Another sketched a giant heart surrounding themselves, and one drew a giant heart with “Jesus” written inside it. One of my favorites was a pair of arms embracing a globe.
Like those children, we may try to describe God’s love, but we can’t... at least not with words. God’s Word describes His love as having dimensions (width, length, height, depth), to emphasize it's so vast, it can't be measured by humans.
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” John 15:12-14
We can’t begin to understand the wonders of God’s love until we've accepted and experienced it. When we possess God's love, we'll possess God's peace!
God's Love:
- Fills us with God's presence.
- Can reach anyone, anywhere.
- Is everlasting and transformational.
- Can't be taken from us (Romans 8:37-39).
- Empowers us to share His love with others.
- Is demonstrated through Jesus' sacrificial work on the cross.
In Ephesians, Paul tells us after we experience God's love, we must start walking in it. Showing God's love to others is only possible if we are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Walking in God's love is part of being in Christ.
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2
There is no greater love than walking in Jesus' footsteps! But we must always remember that how we live our lives "paints a picture" for others. The question is, do they see Christ in our picture?