"Under The Fathers Wings"
What Is Love
AH! Love, that's what makes the world go around.
Who can dispute that love is a very powerful
emotion. There is a love that is called," Eros,"
which is the human love, that in most cases is a
physical, emotionally form of love ,that can change
with the wind. Then there is " Agape " which
is the love that comes from God. A healthy
definition of love is crucial to understand
the central message of the Bible. According to
the Bible, love is not confined to sexuality, nor
is it primarily a feeling at all. The Bible teaches
that love is a commitment. As a commitment,
love is not dependent on good feelings, but rather
on a consistent and courageous decision to make
sure that another persons well being is more
important than oneself. As we all know that
is not as easy as it sounds. But with God's
help, it can become a reality, then that
commitment produces good feelings not the, other
way around. Jesus became our perfect example
of God's unconditional love, by laying down his
life for us. God doesn't want us to practice what
I call "sloppy agape" I mean by this is, that
in the name of love we allow our sisters
and brothers to live anyway they want
and we never say anything or warn them,
as we see in the Word of God, God always
confronted sinful actions and lifestyles .Some
how in today's Christian circles, we have
become afraid to bring correction. God help
us. But I have good news if we will ask the
Holy Spirit will guide us in this matter,
and show us what to say and when to say it.
Don't forget we have to be led by the
Holy Spirit.
John 15:13
And here is how to measure it, the greatest love
is shown when people lay down there lives for
There friends.
1st Conrinthians 13:1-13
If I speak in my language in heaven or on earth,
but didn't love others, I would only be marking
meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging
cymbal. If I had the gift of faith of prophecy, and
if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew
everything about everything, but didn't love others,
what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith
so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move,
without love I be of no good to anybody. If I gave
everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed
my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn't
love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or
boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand
it's own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no
record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad
about injustice, but rejoices whenever the truth
wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith,
is always hopeful, and endures though every
circumstance. Love will last forever , but prophecy
and speaking in unknown languages and special
knowledge will disappear. Now we know only a little,
and even the gift of prophecy reveals little, But when
the end comes these special gifts disappear. It's like
this, when I was a child, I spoke and thought and
reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put
away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly
as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything
with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and
incomplete, but then I will know everything completely,
just as God knows me now. There are three things that
will endure, faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of
these is love.
We are reminded in these scriptures that love is
willing to sacrifice what we need and want for
the needs of others, even if it coast us everything,
even if in some cases it may require our life. Now
I don't know any parent, who wouldn't lay down
His life for their children, if it were required of
then. 1st COR. 13, is called the love chapter, where
else in the Bible can you find a more eloquent
description of what love is and isn't. Most of the time
we as humans think of love as, "falling in love." First
of all there is no such thing, as quote, unquote "falling in
love," you fall in a ditch, but love is a decision you make
based on the person you are involved with. Love is not
physical desire of lust. We can all check out, our
understanding of love, if we put in our own name were
the word love. This shows us real fast, that we have to
understand and practice of our love needs to grow. But
thanks be to God, he is there to help us reach that goal.
That is why we never give up, for now we know what
love is.
John 13:34-35
So I now am giving you a new commandment, love
each other, just as I have loved you, you should love
each other. Your love for one another will prove to
the world that you are my deciples.
1st John 2:9
Anyone who says, "I am the light" but rejects
another Christian is still in darkness.
1st Peter 4:8
Most important of all, continue to show deep
love for each other, for love covers a multitude
of sins.
1st John 4:12
No one has ever seen God. But if we love each
other, God lives in us, and his love has been
brought to full expression though us.
As we know, being a Christian has certain
expectations, and that is, that we are loved
and excepted to be loved by others.
In return we have
to love them in also. Our conduct as a
Christian, is proof to the world that we belong
to Christ. How many times, have we met someone
who in the past served God, but because of what
ever reason, they were hurt, because of not being
loved and excepted. I am here to tell you to our shame,
it happens to often in the Christian world. But as
we see in the above scriptures, with out the love of
Christ we are spinning our wheels, and of no use to
the good of the Christian way of life.
Oh, Father God we come to you in the name of Jesus,
Lord first let us not be guilty of the "sloppy agape" kind of
Love, but Lord if we as Christians are guilty of
unloveing Hearts, Lord we ask that you will forgive
us of this sin. Lord fill us with a overflowing love at
this very moment. Lord, let your love and light, so shine
though us, so that we are truly a testimony of your love
and salvation. Let us never forget that you loved us,
when we were lost sinners, and unworthy, Lord help
us to remember that you are not a respector
of persons. And we are not to be also. Lord help us
with your love, to be healer of broken hearts
and spirits. Thank you Lord, for loving us.
You are the Lord OF Lords, and the
King OF Kings. We give you all the
Praise and Glory.
AMEN & AMEN
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