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1st John 1-5

This book is absolutely phenomenal. I love it. Read the short 5 chapters now with the BIBLE READER to the right of this post or at http://www.biblegateway.com/

GOD, LOVE, AND US.



We all know that the trinity is made of three parts, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It's a package deal, right? They all go hand-in-hand. While reading today's chapters, I started to realize that God, His love, and us... we're all connected, too. Check out these awesome verses:

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.

1st John 3:1

Here, it's stating that because of love, we are connected to God.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1st John 4:8

And here, it says that God is also love.

...God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

1st John 4:16

And again, it states that God is love and we live with God if we have His love in our lives. It gets a little repetitive, right? God, love, us, love, God... it can get a little confusing, too.

But if I had to sum everything up, I'd say that this thing called "love" is more than liking someone, or having respect for a sports team or something. Love is unconditional and unfailing, and comes from God. He is the ultimate source of love, after all.

So if we have love in our hearts, we also have God in our hearts. We then can take that love and show it to those who haven't discovered it yet.

Think about that today as we get into the holidays... remember to show that love for God in your hearts to everyone, not just the believers. This way, we all get understand the greatest Christmas gift ever... God's love and His willingness to send His only Son into our needy world.

Peace be with you.

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Granny said…
God IS love!It is easy enough to remember!
December 22, 2010 at 1:48 PM
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