“For love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God-for God is love. 1 John 4:7
Over the last two weeks we have been learning of the greatest display of love! Christ’s death. It has been so wonderful spending time with the Lord and hearing Him retell the story of His love for you and me. It has been probably the most emotional couple of weeks for me, but so reassuring and wonderful as well. God is love and He gives us the gift of His love daily. He holds His love from no one!
And here comes the tough part! We are the ones that hold our love from God and others. We keep our love in a container within our hearts and only allow it to come out when we feel loved. But now that we know love is not a feeling, but a choice and action, we can let it out! We also have seen and learned from the best, exactly how to do that, and that is by placing Christ and His love within us. Praise God He did not keep His love in a container!
“For love comes from God. Anyone who loves is born of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God-for God is love.” 1 John 4:7 yes it is really that simple and good!
God is love and love comes from God. It does not come from us or anything else. We can try to love on our own and as we do, we will find it to be exhausting, draining, and honestly miserable. But my friends when we step aside and let God within us love-priceless!
Now understanding God’s love and being filled with God’s love are two completely different things. You see, Satan understands God’s love, but He is not filled with God’s love and his actions show that. Do your actions, thoughts and words show you have God within you? Just as our passage says, anyone who does not love does not know God. In other words with God in us it is impossible for us to not love. Isn’t that just amazing?
Put God inside of you and let His love fill you up and overflow out of you. Let it out, let Him out and share His love with the world.
Jesus as I was once told our weak mortal bodies cannot contain you, so today Jesus we are letting You and Your love out that is within us. We praise You Lord that You make all of Your characteristics available for us to reflect once we place You inside of our hearts. Forgive us for trying to contain You and for being stingy and selfish with Your love. Amen
