LOVE CAME DOWN

Living Stones Series: First Published in All Around Old Bridge Publication – December 2025, Pastor Lloyd Pulley

“God is love” is one of the most well-known statements in the Bible. But how is that love shown—especially in a world where humanity’s flaws are so evident? And honestly, do we even need Scripture to tell us we fall short? Our daily lives reveal the opposite of love:  selfish desires, impatience, and pride. This gap between a perfect God who is love and our brokenness seems impossibly wide.

The Christmas account speaks directly to that gap. Christians believe that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, love itself came down. The claim is extraordinary: the Creator entered His creation not in a show of power, but in humility as a child in a manger—helpless & vulnerable.  

The purpose of this, according to the Bible, was rescue. Humanity could not climb its way up to God, so God came down to us. Jesus experienced human life fully—our joys, our sorrows, our temptations—yet without giving in to the darker impulses that shape us. In doing so, He bridged a divide we could never cross on our own.

That same love that brought Him into the world also led Him to offer Himself in sacrifice, to provide forgiveness and restoration. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Rom 5:8

“Love Came Down” is more than a seasonal phrase. It expresses divine love stoops to lift the human heart. The Christian invitation is to believe that the eternal God came down in Jesus with healing and hope to rescue not just a world ravaged by sin, but to rescue you and me!