i loved you before 'it is finished'

Since the beginning...
I have loved you.

I knew the things of this world would be tempting, but I valued you more than silver and gold.

I loved despite the 30 pieces of silver.
I knew what this world thought of me and my Father, but I continued to pray for you in the garden.

I loved you before the betrayal.

I knew the accusations that would be made against me.

I loved you before the trials.

I knew what I would face after the trials was going to hurt.

I loved you before the lashes.

I knew the words the crowd would shout at me.

I loved you before the insults.

I knew how the crown would feel.

I loved you before the thorns.

Arms stretch wide, I knew what came next.
I loved you before the nails.
I knew the end was coming, but also the beginning.

I loved you before the cross.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whosoever believes in him, would not perish by have everlasting life." John 3:16

I loved you before 'it is finished'.

I love you still.

"Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." Psalm 36:5

Since the beginning, He loved you and will continue loving you with an everlasting love when He returns.

"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He is RISEN!" Luke 24:5