The Ultimate Valentine

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 KJV

As of last night and especially this morning I had a desire to write something about Valentine's Day.  I didn't know exactly what to write until just a few moments ago.  If you only remember one thing from this post, I want it to be the fact that Jesus Christ is the Ultimate Valentine for you.

As is often the case, when a holiday comes around I like to look at its history.  So yesterday I went to the good people over at The History Channel to see what they had to say.  Here is what they said.

 

I won't go repeat much of what you just saw except the line at the end which states that even though you may not be able to purchase the gift that you want to give, the poets were right.  Love is really all you need.  It is the Ultimate Love that I want you to have.

Too much of this day is focused on the things of this earth:  gifts, cards, flowers, etc.  These things are all well and good, if done responsibly, and especially if you have someone to give these things to or receive them from.  For many people this day is a day of loneliness, a day of frustration, a day of despair.  If you are one of these people, and even if you are not, the Ultimate Valentine is for you.

The Ultimate Valentine is, naturally, Jesus Christ.  According to the Bible verse written above God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory.  Jesus Christ is the instrument in which God supplies all our need.

The Valentine gifts we receive and give are but tokens of our love and affection, but the gift God gave in the person of Jesus Christ was not merely a representation of His love, it was His love for us.  So if you are in need of something or someone this Valentine's Day look no further than the One Who emptied heaven itself so that we could have all the things that He has, and (most importantly) someday soon be where He is as well.