“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 7-8
I am nothing if I don’t love. My words are empty, and my deeds, hollow.
All my efforts, be they great or small, are all a waste of time if they are not done in love.
When I allow God to work through me, His love pours out freely; always adding to life and never tearing it down in any way.
For love is willing to give and sacrifice for others. It always has good intentions while allowing the Lord to make a difference through our lives.
I wish I had more love in me and could give as the Lord commands
What is it inside of me that holds so tightly to things and refuses to give when it is in my power to do so?
What is the gain in hoarding things, when they will all be swept away from me someday? Why do I fail to act, when I plainly see needs all around me?
How amazing it is that love lasts forever. Giving love is eternal, and the effects of it ripple out through time. Even affecting those we may never see or know.
Love is hard to give to those who don’t act in love. But, Jesus says we must. We must pray for those who selfishly use us, and give to those in need, even if we could justify not doing so.
In truth, we all come up short of God’s standard of good. But that should never slow us from trying. If we ask Him, He will show us many good ways to share His love and forgiveness.
It was once said, “The ones who are strong should bear up the weak”. Let your strengths and interests be used to help others. Acting with love can be one of the easiest things to do when given with kindness and consideration
Never give to get gain for yourself and take no accounts of your good deeds.
For false motives and stoking our own pride blunt the affect of God’s love. Remember it is not about ourselves, but about living well before God, so His light can shine through us towards others.
If there is anything we can hope to gain back, it is joy. For it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Our lives are truly like a vapor. We are here one day and are carried off from the next. Nothing we have, can we take with us after our life
By giving of ourselves to others, with love, we can help build God’s eternal strength and blessings into His people; And thus allow His message and glorious light to shine out to a darkened world.
The love of our God in Jesus Christ seems beyond reason to most of the world. But His love is the foundation upon which we all live. God’s love will not stop. He will never stop giving and we should not, too.
Remember His Son, Jesus Christ, who gave His own life for us on the cross. He offered His life as a sacrifice so that we could have our sins forgiven. So that we could step away from the sentence of death that hung over us into God’s glorious light and life.
Praise God for His grace and mercy, and for His goodness and love that He has shown us all the days of our life. Let us who trust and believe in Him follow His example all of our days here on this earth.
Fellow Believers, shine the light of God’s love through your life. Let His good Spirit bring fullness into your life, for the benefit of many all around you. 6/18/2005