"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers." 1 John 3:16
"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
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love." 2 John 6
"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
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love." 2 John 6
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
What Is Love
(by Helen Steiner Rice)
What is love?
no words can define it--
It's something so great
only God could design it.
Wonder of wonders,
beyond man's conception,
And only in God
can love find true perfection.
For love means much more
than small words can express,
For what man calls love
is so very much less
Than the beauty and depth
and the true richness of
God's gift to mankind--
His compassionate love.
For love has become
a word that's misused,
Perverted, distorted,
and often abused
To speak of light romance
or some affinity for
A passing attraction
that is seldom much more
Than a mere interlude
or inflamed fascination,
A romantic fling
of no lasting duration.
But love is enduring
and patient and kind,
It judges all things
with the heart, not mind.
For love is unselfish--
giving more than it takes--
And no matter what happens,
love never forsakes.
It's faithful and trusting
and always believing,
Guileless and honest
and never deceiving.
Yes, love is beyond
what man can define,
For love is immortal
and God's gift is divine.
Let's live a life of love! "If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." 1 John 4:15-16
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8 comments:
Every week, you bless.
Love devine for sure!!!
We love because He first loved us.
So thankful for God's love...
Powerful message about love. Thank you.
Oh that others could even get a taste of the Love of God by having spent time around us at any given time. It is my goal. I will always walk in this bent...to live out loud the LOVE of my Savior.Thanks for the encouragement
Beautiful poem!Thank-you for sharing this today.
God Bless,
Ginger
Wonderful thoughts on love. Love is the greatest thing God invented. Perhaps he didn't actually invent it. He IS LOVE.
Blessings for a good week ahead.
Charlotte
Thank you for that wonderful post on love. Blessings ~
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