Love

"I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them....."
John 10:15
What really is Love?
There is a freedom when it comes to love
Love issues a statement to the world and is not ashamed
There is a truth that only hate disguises
That love reveals
Love is a feeling that trusting someone is the right thing to do
But love is an action that cautions us and warns us of the impending danger that hate causes
Love is pure
Love is forgiveness
Love is understanding that we are never alone
Love is about respecting one another
There is not a shred of envy, but mounds of dignity when it comes to love
If only the world could apply it to their lives
Then we wouldn't see hate in the everyday
Because love is what brings us together
For love truly does conquer all

The Hardest Thing about Love
The hardest we ever had to do is to love someone who has done us wrong. God is God of love. As a matter of fact, God is love. Jesus said that we are to love our neighbor and to love God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. How do we do that? By learning to love yourself and each other.

There is so little love in the world now. In a world like this, maybe love does conquer all. Think about it, need salvation? John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son... In need of money? Money? Is the love of money the root of all evil? Actually, it is A root of all evil, not the root. Money can be a good thing, and God also loved rich people; just read the books of Queen Esther and Job. He blessed Job twofold. And in John 10:8, Jesus does want us to have an abundant life. God wants us to be blessed, as long as we put Him first. Lonely? Jesus in called his disciples friends, for He loved His disciples. Forgiveness? If you don't forgive others, you won't be forgiven yourself.

Matthew 24 prophecies that in the last days, the love of many shall grow cold. This is because of the "sin that abounds". Look around. People killing one another, children being abused, kids disrespecting their parents, God's name is blasphemed on the airwaves, etc. It seems that there is no hope in sight. But there is hope and there is love, and His name is Jesus. He does exist, and He does love you. He cares about you and He has a plan for you. He is not a hypocrite, nor is He about hypocrisy. He truly is about love, peace, and joy. But He is also the same Jesus who will Judge the nations.

But if He is the God of love, then why is He going to judge us? Why didn't He prevent this from happening? Why didn't He answer my prayers? Why would He send people to hell? He doesn't send people to Hell, we send ourselves. It is not His fault, it is ours. God gave us free will and as humans, we have the right to make a decision and your decisions will determine where you will spend eternity.

God can answer your questions better than I can. Won't you make the right choice and give your life over to Him? Speak from your heart (I don't mean blaspheme Him). If you want to know what love is all about, ask Him. If you want to be saved, call on the name of Jesus. If you need healing, ask Him for healing. If you are just lonely, He is closer than a phone call away.



1 John 4:9-10
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live throught Him. In this is love, not that we loved, God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.


Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.