Our Source of Love

It was only a couple years ago that I couldn't truthfully say, God loved me.  I don't know what made me so unlovable. I new what the bible said, yet the words had not penetrated my heart.

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. -1 John 4:16

God did not give up on me.  It was a painful journey but now I can say with all my heart that God loves me.  I understand that God is the SOURCE of love. It is so important for us as Christians to understand how deeply loved we are by God.  

The basis of our relationship with God is Love not fear. Think about it though.  Isn’t it so often fear that drives us away from Him. We fear that He will see how messed up we really are and He won’t accept us. We fear that if He does accept us there will be a point where he will say you’ve exceeded your sin quota and now my love stops.  You’ve reached my limit.

We fear that He really isn’t love, but that He is judgement and anger and punishment.

But if we understand that our relationship with God... the starting point, the ending point, and everything in between is based on love...that should draw us to him and entice us to want to know him more.

1 John 4:18 says, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

So if we understand how much God loves us what should our response be?  We need to show that love to those around us.  There is a world out there that does not understand how loved they are by God.

Read the entire passage here 1 John 4: 16-21