“…he who does not love does not know God because God is love…’’—1John 4:8 (NKJV)
It is very clear where God stands when it comes to loving everyone around us. The opening scripture makes it clear that the fact that a man is able to love and be able to love another is because he knows God. It means that a man who cannot love does not know God. It is important for us to understand that there is a God-kind of love, which is called “Agape” in Greek. We know very well that the love of man is fickle and is often influenced by situations and things that happen around us. When someone is good to you, you love them, and when they are unpleasant to you, you dislike them. But the love of God is different. The love of God is endless and undying; His love never fails.
God’s love is unconditional and does not depend on feelings, passion, or emotions. Even when we were far from Him, He still loved us and desired that we would know Him. The book of 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NKJV) clearly describes what the love of God is like. It says that love “bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.’’ Your love walk reflects how believing and enduring you are. You can’t love your child and disown him, nor can you love your husband and commit adultery or seek divorce. No matter what anybody does to you, remember that to love is to bear, to hope, to believe, and to endure. Our God is a God of love, so let God’s love strengthen you and propel you to love without limits, because this is how God requires us to love. When you walk in love like this, you reflect the knowledge you have of God. Hallelujah!
Today’s Rhema
No matter what anybody does to you, remember that to love is to bear, to hope, to believe, and to endure!
CONFESSION OF THE DAY
The love of God is at work in me. I do not love based on seasons or circumstances but I walk in love continually, just like God. My love is not fickle, but strong. I am strengthened by God to continue to love and know how to love in Jesus name. Amen!
