God Is Love
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that
loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God;
for God is love (1 John 4:7-8).
Love is the totality of God’s nature. This is
beyond someone having love in his heart or
the ability to love; it means that He’s love personified.
God is love! And because He’s love, He doesn’t have
the capacity to hate; it’s not possible for God to hate.
Hate is of the darkness. God is light, and in Him, there’s
no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). The Bible says, “Every
good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom
is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17).
Someone may reference Romans 9:13 and ask,
But didn’t God say, “...Jacob have I loved, but Esau
have I hated?” (Read Malachi 1:2-3). This is where
understanding the place of poetry and prophecy,
and the dichotomy of expression in the Scriptures
come in. The language of the Prophets in the Old
Testament shouldn’t always be interpreted at face
value; you’d have to look through the words of other
Prophets to interpret them. You’d also have to judge
their communication in line with the revelation of God
that we see in the New Testament, in the person of Jesus.
God is love. When the Holy Spirit reveals God to
you and you get to know Him, His love will dominate
you. This is because the more you love Him, the more
like Him you become. As you meditate on His love
for you, you’ll find yourself demonstrating that same love in your life.
You’re a product of love. Let the love of God in
your spirit dominate you. It’s something you do. The
Bible says for us not to love only in words, but in deeds
as well (1 John 3:18). Be like God whose essence is
love, because as He is, so are you in this world.
Prayer
The love of God is expressed through me today ;
my communication, actions, and all that emanate from me are
expressions of the love-nature of Christ that’s in my spirit. I’m the
embodiment and expression of the love of Christ. Hallelujah!
Further study
John 15:13; John 17:23; 1 John 4:16
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 timothy 1:1-20
Jeremiah 5-6
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
hebrews 9:11-28
ezekiel 17