January 10, 2024 PERFECT LOVE
1 John 4:15-19 “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in Him, and he in God. And we halve come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in Him. By this, love is perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love cast out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love because He first loved us.”
We often hear the word love; so much that it has likely lost it’s meaning and impact. What the world refers to as love, has nothing in common with the love of God. I believe that it is possible for one to be a believer and yet not know the love that comes from God. It is a major, spiritual red letter day when anyone, when any believer, comes to ‘know and believe the love which God has for us.’ One may be totally convinced in his or her mind that God loves them, but yet not know His love experientially; God’s love needs to be revealed. Revelation comes from God, but the good news is that He wants to reveal His love for us. Our part is to seek Him first and to have our hearts turned to Him; in His time and in His way, He will reveal His love to us. God’s love is perfect; and His love can be ‘perfected’ in us. His love gives us confidence and it cast out fear. It is interesting to see from the verses above that if one is fearful, he not perfected in the love of God. Being ‘perfected’ means that we have come to know and that we believe the love God has for us. It is no small deal to know the love of God. It’s one thing for a person to love us, but something else for God to love us! God is all powerful, all knowing, everywhere present, and absolutely rules over all; YET, He loves you and I. When we come to know the love of God, we discover that there is nothing to fear, nothing to fret over, no need to be anxious, no need to stress—all because the God of creation loves us. We are totally secure in Him. In His love, nothing comes into our lives that He does not allow-and even when the difficulties comes, He comforts us and He uses it for good. When we experience the love of God, we become like Him-not Him, but like Him! That is amazing. His love fills us and out of His love in us, we love as He loves. His love is expressed through our actions, our attitudes, our spirits, and our desires and motives are formed on the basis of His love. Living out of and in the love of God is indeed a supernatural life. His love compels us to be expressions of His love.
Ephesians 5:1-2 “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”
Romans 8:31 “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us.”
Blessings, Buddy
1 John 4:15-19 “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in Him, and he in God. And we halve come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in Him. By this, love is perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love cast out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love because He first loved us.”
We often hear the word love; so much that it has likely lost it’s meaning and impact. What the world refers to as love, has nothing in common with the love of God. I believe that it is possible for one to be a believer and yet not know the love that comes from God. It is a major, spiritual red letter day when anyone, when any believer, comes to ‘know and believe the love which God has for us.’ One may be totally convinced in his or her mind that God loves them, but yet not know His love experientially; God’s love needs to be revealed. Revelation comes from God, but the good news is that He wants to reveal His love for us. Our part is to seek Him first and to have our hearts turned to Him; in His time and in His way, He will reveal His love to us. God’s love is perfect; and His love can be ‘perfected’ in us. His love gives us confidence and it cast out fear. It is interesting to see from the verses above that if one is fearful, he not perfected in the love of God. Being ‘perfected’ means that we have come to know and that we believe the love God has for us. It is no small deal to know the love of God. It’s one thing for a person to love us, but something else for God to love us! God is all powerful, all knowing, everywhere present, and absolutely rules over all; YET, He loves you and I. When we come to know the love of God, we discover that there is nothing to fear, nothing to fret over, no need to be anxious, no need to stress—all because the God of creation loves us. We are totally secure in Him. In His love, nothing comes into our lives that He does not allow-and even when the difficulties comes, He comforts us and He uses it for good. When we experience the love of God, we become like Him-not Him, but like Him! That is amazing. His love fills us and out of His love in us, we love as He loves. His love is expressed through our actions, our attitudes, our spirits, and our desires and motives are formed on the basis of His love. Living out of and in the love of God is indeed a supernatural life. His love compels us to be expressions of His love.
Ephesians 5:1-2 “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”
Romans 8:31 “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us.”
Blessings, Buddy
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