Love Is God

Love Is God
LOVEEXCELLENTLY


FAITH BUILDING LOVE
God’s Word on Love: Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18


Encouragement Shared: I work in retail and the moment the Christmas trees come down, the tinsel are just tiny specks of trash and the last holiday item is marked down, up go the Valentines decorations. Actually one of the tasks on my last shift was to change the signs; Give Save Love.

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10 – The world’s definition of love is misinterpreted, perhaps even skewed if you will. I share these things to sharpen our swords and to encourage us because of the deceitfulness of sin that plagues us every day. In the worlds definition there is nothing definitive about love. Love is based on false deceptions; preconceptions of following as the world would say: Follow your heart! Follow my heart, according to the word of God my heart is wicked and deceitful [Jeremiah 17:9] It is just a fact emotions leading the way does bring commotion. Here’s how it goes: We fall in love, we fall out of love. We fall out of love, perhaps we have been wronged. Even worse perhaps an individual we once loved no longer lives up to our standard of un-definitive definition of what we perceive love to be. More than likely the answer is the latter… Where does that leave our relationships within marriage; parent child relationships; friendships? Where does it leave that co-worker that irritates you? Then there is the biggest hurdle un-forgiveness due to brokenness leading to bitterness leaving us in a dis-grace from God. That ultimately separates us from God. Yes, sisters God is love and we love because he first loved us! [ 1John 4] It is only though power of Christ in us we can follow the command- [ Love One Another ] This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 1 John 3:11 ~ Yes as we move through the day, lets love one another deeply through the power of Christ in us.

Prayer:
Father let us not love with empty words but uplifting words in actions in truth. Your word is truth! We thank you for the power of Christ in us, the power of the “Holy Spirit” guiding us through the counsel of your word. Your daughters will seek your face Lord, yes we will seek your face. Our desire is to Love you with all our heart mind and strength! It is only through you Lord we love from a pure heart in actions and in truth. We thank you for the victories you bring us…We thank you for the living word that is Christ. In Jesus name we pray…Amen!
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,
Love in Christ,
Jennifer Pettiford