Extravagant. I keep hearing this word in regard to Jesus' love. Last night it was in a book I was reading called, Loved, by Rebecca St. James. Casting Crowns has a song. Your Love is Extravagant . I thought it must be written in the Bible for this particular word to be the one chosen to describe His love. It's not used in the Bible directly, though many use the story of Mary in Bethany using expensive perfume to anoint Jesus' head (Matthew 26:7, Mark 14:3) and feet (John 12:3). The disciples felt that was wasteful to do that when it could have been sold to give money to the poor. Instead, Jesus told them to not fret about it and to know that it was a beautiful thing she had done for Him. Her love for Him and desire to be with Him was always extravagant. If you look up extravagant , so much of how it is defined is so true of the love Jesus has for us as well: Lavish; Profuse; Exceeding reason and necessity; Lacking in moderation and restraint; Excessively el...
My journey from the realization that I was sleepwalking through my life through where I am today--living my life and taking ownership of who I am becoming each day!