Title God is Love
Contents
Hymn: 304 (New Hymn 579) 'A Mother's Broad Love'
Meditation: Are you living in love?
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
Text: "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God; and he who does not love does not know God, for God is love... A man cannot love God, whom he has not seen. We have received this commandment from the Lord, and he who loves God must also love his brother” (1 John 4:7-21).
Who is the strongest person in the world? Everyone says that the strongest person in the world is a mother. The reason is love. In the end, it means that only love becomes a strong force that can win. It is said that the strongest love is the love of a mother. But the love that cannot be compared with that love is the love of God. A mother's love is sublime, but time is limited. But God's love is eternal and unchanging. Therefore, we can retain the hope of heaven without losing it and believe in the final victory.
In conclusion, God is love. Therefore, the only way to know God is to love Him. Without love, there is no way to know God who is love. Another important thing is that those who are born again must love.
Then what kind of love is that? The love expressed concretely is the love of God. Love is neither a theory nor a philosophy. Love is life and action. God has shown us what true love is. That is the love of the cross. He gave the life of his Son to take our life. God's love is like this. More importantly, that love was not because we loved it first, but because God first loved it unilaterally. Therefore, as long as God does not give up, the end of this love is eternal and unchanging.
Then, what should be the reaction of the person who received this kind of love? It is to love each other. This is the proper action and reaction.
When you love, you become one. We are in Jesus, and Jesus is in us. Therefore, to love is a natural consequence. To abide in God is to abide in love, and to abide in love is to love, so we must love each other.
Prayer: God, help us to love our brethren more and to be those who show your love. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Lord's Prayer