God’s Love and Ours
“God is Love”
If only we could think in those terms, rather than
picturing a human form when God enters our minds. I see this Love that is of
God as something invisible that constantly floats among us all. It hovers, waiting
to be absorbed into our beings. It is always present, but we have to intentionally seek it. This love does not invite itself into us, but is waiting
for the invitation to seep into our hearts.
“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God
lives in him and he in God.” (1 John 4:15)
“God is Love”
Acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God is more than just words,
it is a way of life. Making that claim brings responsibility. An obligation to live as Jesus advised before
his crucifixion, and to follow the example of his life when he walked this
earth. Jesus too was Love.
“We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love
God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his
brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
And he has
given us this command; “Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” (1 John
4:19-21)
This gift of love we are offered makes everything alright
if we make it who we are by living it each day. Deliberately internalizing this true love will offer peace beyond measure and comfort in the face of despair for God will ever be with you.
“Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” (1
John 4:16)
“God is Love”
Read/Listen to 1 John 4:7-21
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