The cross has become the universal symbol of God's love. The crucifixion of Jesus was a time when God clearly spoke all five love languages:
From the cross, Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). What affirming words could speak more deeply of love?
In His death, Jesus performed His greatest act of service as He reconciled sinful humanity to the holy God.
He offered gifts of inestimable value: forgiveness of sins and eternal life (See Romans 6:23). For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
His gifts provided the opportunity for people to have an intimate relationship with God by spending quality time with the Creator, both now and forever.
It was on the cross where God touched humanity at our point of deepest need and said, "I love you!" Here Jesus fulfilled His promise: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep" (John 10:11).
As we respond to the love of God and begin to identify the variety of languages He uses to speak to us, we soon learn to speak those languages ourselves. Whatever love language you prefer, may you find ever deeper satisfaction in using that language in your relationship with God, with your spouse, and with other people.
Take time in prayer thanking God for sacrificing His Son so that we might have eternal life; identify any obstacles or attitudes that keep you from fully understanding or talking about Jesus' work on the cross; ask Him to give you the wisdom to share the truth about Jesus' sacrifice in a way that's memorable for the person you're talking to.
Take more time in thought discussion:
In which love language is it easiest for you to talk about Jesus' work on the cross? Which love language seems most foreign to you? Explain.
How can you, and your loved ones spend more quality time with your Creator?
Consider these passages for further study on God's Love:
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I John 4:7-12 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.