All About Love

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us . . . (1 John 4:10)

 

The Bible is a love letter, though we often fail to realize it. From Genesis to the Revelation, the Bible’s all about love. From the Fall of Man to the Cross of Christ — from Egypt through the desert to the Promised Land — from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to Peter, James, and John — from the snake to the dove — from the Glory leaving the temple to the Holy Spirit falling at Pentecost – yes, from Alpha to Omega it’s all about love. This love finds its perfection in God Himself, and is offered to us in Jesus, who is God Himself — and poured out on us in the Holy Spirit, who is God Himself. Yes, the Bible is all about love and all about God, who actually is love.

 

. . . not that we loved God . . .

It is a wonderful thing to come to God on His terms — spiritual terms — and to leave our emotions and passions out of the equation. God's love is not dependent on any happenstance or feeling. It is Who He is, and it is who we become when we walk in that love. God's love in us will take us higher and deeper than we could ever go, and it will make us vessels of honor and instruments fit for glorious works. We cannot reach it by any effort of our own, but God's love reaches us, if we will just bow down. How great is our God, and how great is His love toward us! This is the Good News in which God's children rejoice. 

And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation. (Psalms 35:9)

 

Let's Pray - Dear Lord, thank You for Your overcoming, overwhelming, redeeming love. I desire to share the love You have poured out on me with others. Lead me, and I will follow Your example of loving others. In Jesus, Amen.