1 JOHN 4:14 NIV
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
The profound statement there is God is love. In other words, Love is the nature of God and whatever God will ever do for you is on the platform of love.
When something becomes your nature, you cannot stop manifesting it
Romans 5:8 NIV
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:35-39 NIV
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1John 3:1 NIV
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 4:18 NIV
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:5 NIV
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Jeremiah 31:3 NIV
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Paul in his writing, prayed a prayer that changed my mentality.
I was thinking Paul will pray for financial abundance for the Churches.
He prayed that God will give them spiritual wisdom and their eyes of their understanding be enlightened.
It is only when you understand the love of God that you will live in victory.
It is the love of God that brings us together.
The early Church were not taught how to give, but they received the love of God and on their own went to sell their land and brought the proceeds at the feet of the Apostles.
Luke 15:11-23 NIV
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
From this passage:
1. God’s love is INTENTIONAL, Well thought out, planned, He deliberately stepped out of his way to show you how special you are to him.
God sees us the same way, no
2. God’s love is UNCONDITIONAL
We do not have to do anything to be loved by God.
His love is UNCONDITIONAL. It is without conditions, reservation, or qualifications.
The things that we need to fulfill for God to love us, He fulfilled it on the Cross.
According to Bishop Wale, I will rather worship a God who kills His Son for His enemies, because of His love.
There is nothing we can do to earn His love. The standard was too high that God by Himself had to fulfill the demands.
God loves us unconditionally.
3. God’s love IS FOREVER.
His love is not seasonal or dependent on an event. His love is constant.
He loves is consistently because that is his nature. The only thing found in God is GOODNESS and we cannot stop loving God!
Walk in confidence because you cannot ever be stranded.
His love is not time bound or limited.
4. God’s love is STEADFAST
It is unchanging,
It is unwavering,
It never ceases,
He can never change His mind concerning me.
Numbers 23:19-20 NIV
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
No man can talk God out of loving you!
A positive understanding of God’s love towards you will make you never the same again!
Understanding the love of God will:
i. Change the way you see God. You will see Him as a loving Father who will never forsake you
ii. It will affect your relationship with men.
If Christ does not see any fault in me, no man is permitted to see any fault in you.
iii. It will change your attitude. Addictions leave you gradually.
This is because you continually feed on God’s word.
iv. It will leave am impact in your prayer life. You do not go to God in prayer to beg him.
We must come to God in Boldness, believing that He is a REWARDER. The way we pray will definitely change when we understand his love and know that we are relating with God who is our Father. We go to Him anytime without to restrictions.
v. It will leave an impact on our attitude towards God’s work.
We do what we have to do because we are moved by love.
May you see the fruits of God’s love in your life in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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