February is the month of love, sweethearts and valentine’s cards, candy and flowers. But our love for another, no matter how real, is still imperfect. We may, in a moment of human emotion, say or do something that may hurt another. We may miss something our loved one has tried to tell us. We may even overlook praise or encouragement when it may uplift their spirits. Why? Because we are human, and live in the bounds of our worldly lives.
Work, daily pressures, finances or a multitude of things real or perceived affect our relationships with those we love. But when it all is boiled down, washed away, swept clean, the truth is we all just want to be loved and someone to love. There is an innate desire to be wanted and accepted by those who are important to us. Once again, could this be just another bit of evidence that there is a God?
One may try to say even animals have a love for it’s offspring, so that doesn’t prove anything. A dog will defend, care for and play with it’s pups for a time, but notice after a certain age, they are forgotten and treated no different than the rest of the pack. But we humans have a special love for each other that lasts till death and beyond. Could we get this from God? God did say in Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
Of course we do, only our love has been corrupted by the fall of Adam and Eve. To see perfect love, we must turn our faces to God.
We know that God created us for fellowship with Him. He loved us so much; he created us with free will to love Him back, or not. He didn’t want robots, but those who would freely walk and talk with him. But, of course, Satan and sin entered the picture, breaking that bond with our Lord.
Did God just give up on us? His love said NO! So, in His perfect plan of salvation, he decided to come to earth in a form we could relate to, and show us we did not have to sin, that we could withstand whatever the world threw against us, and we could persevere even unto death. The stipulation was we had to accept the gift of salvation and a restored relationship through Jesus Christ, the Great I AM incarnate on earth. If He loved us enough to send Jesus to earth and die for our sins, then we should love Him enough to accept Jesus as our savior. No other name will do.
The Old Testament’s blessings, judgments, trials and plagues are all about His love for His people. It’s called tough love, perfect love.
The New Testament is all about Jesus Christ, the sermons and parables, the beatings and crucifixion, the letters from the apostles and their martyrdoms; it’s called tough love, perfect love.
I have often referred to the bible as God’s Love Letter to us. God shows an overwhelming abundance of love and passion for us in every page.
Jesus said in John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. There it is in black and white. LOVE! That’s what it’s all about!
God Bless You!
In Christ's Love
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