Love,
We all desire it.
Love,
We all need it.
Love,
We all seek it out but dont know where to truly start.
Love,
What is it?
Love,
What are the different types?
Love,
What's its highest form?
These kinds of questions will be answered following the next few thursdays. For today we will first define what love is briefly.
God Himself IS love. 1 John 4:8, 16
So then, Love is a person.
Also The fruit of the Spirit is love. Love to God, and love to neighbor as ourselves.
Love is patient, and is kind, and ultimately love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-12
So then also is love character and virtue.
Thirdly, love is action not merely just a feeling.
For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son. John 3:16.
Jesus Himself was said to be moved with compassion, prompting action following it. Matthew 14:14.
We are not only to receive Gods love, but to also respond to it. Take, recieve and give unto others freely. This is our command, our Great commission: to share the love of Christ to the world.
The goodnews is founded on love, specifically Gods love to mankind. It is oft said, the bible is also Gods love letter to us.
How true this is when we read it in its entirety, in proper context and in light of the revelation of Christ.
Before we end today's devotion, meditate on this list of the different types of love, we will go over each individually the next several thursdays for season 1.
Agape, Romans 5:8
Phileo, John 11:5
Eros, Song of Solomon (6:3)
Storge, Romans 12:10
Hesed, Exodus 34:6
Racham, Isaiah 66:13
I have intentionally not defined them, but left that for you to do some research before I define them next week.
God bless you and ill see you next week.
~telle wild rose
