In the dictionary, love receives the following meaning: “A feeling that leads one to wish the good of the other, deep affection for someone or something, intense inclination of affective character, sympathy, friendship, zeal and care”.
However, I would like to start today’s text by stating that love is not just a feeling, but a decision and a command from God for us.
Love as a commandment
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:31
Love is the second commandment of God for His people and the greatest left by Him, and why? Well, our father, with all his sovereignty and understanding, knew that we have an easier time loving those who are similar to us, but that is not what he expects of you and me.
Likewise, in Matthew 22:39, Jesus leaves it as a command that we love our neighbors as ourselves. The “neighbor” of this passage is not only the people who are close to us, but all those we live with, including those we have some difficulty in dealing with.
Decide to love every day
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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
Love manifests itself in small everyday situations. Hardly a day is totally stress free, sometimes when you wake up everything seems to be upside down, either because of traffic, a word of bad mood from the one we love or so many other situations, but what is your reaction to these little things ?
In stressful situations we must remember what Jesus would do and make the decision to love, being patient, kind and keeping the heart of all resentments. Every day, God gives us 86,400 seconds to use them in the best possible way, which is deciding to love.
The image and likeness of God
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8
The verse in 1 John 4:8 is very clear, our Father’s nature is love, so if we don’t love others, we don’t love Him. We were created in the image and likeness of God – as written in Genesis 1: 26-29 – so we are soon able to love, we don’t always want to love the other, but we can.
I am sure that as a servant of the kind Lord, you want to be more like Him, so approach the Father, find Him and decide to love every day, ask for a heart like His.
God bless you!
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Amen
Thanks for letting us know what love is all about that God is love . It’s my prayer that I first love myself and extend that love to all
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Love is from God good words
Keep up the great work god bless
Thank you LORD GOD for the LOVE.. Eventhough we are still sinners.
Thanks for this. Cause as a man of love one been struggling with this. Not because I can’t, but because I’ve continually been rejected by the one I’ve tried to love. So it has caused me to back away and become very distant. They walk past me and say nothing and I allow that. So I act like they are not in the building.. Lord, as hard as I try.. I know with you I can become better
Amen! My pastor preached about love yesterday!
Thank you for divine hearty message of enlightenment about LOVE. Indeed God is LOVE and He expects us who claim to be His to live the life LOVE. This calls for total repentance and surrender to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for undeserved kindness with us, may your name be glorified and praised for ever.
Your Godly love action is evident by this blog,
Thank you GOD for loving me first.
God is love that was why he gave us his only begotten son and love is life
Yes we should love because God is love
Thank you to our Heavenly father and our Lord Jesus for working your will through the amazing brother’s and sister’s who write these daily posts. In these uncertain times for new believers like me, where the Churches aren’t open, these posts really help me to ponder God’s word and REALLY think about what I’m reading. Rather than…. well.. just reading it like a normal book. Through the wonderful people who write these posts, I am able to get a deeper understanding of the LOVE God and Jesus has for us. I don’t have a Church where I can ask questions about these thing’s, but God seems to be answering my questions through these posts- how wonderfully glorious!!! PLEASE continue to write these posts, I am so thankful and grateful to you all. May God bless you ALL xx
GOD bless You. Marvelous words.
Our Lord and Savior does not dwell in temples made by human hands. A church is considered a building that has four walls and a roof. Until God’s people come inside that completes the church. YOU are the church, as the Spirit of God lives inside YOU. Amén
AMEN
“To the God of Abraham, to the God of Issac, and to the God of Jacob, we thank You today for Your amazing Love. We thank You that You Loved us while we were still sinners a long way off and that Your Love brought us close. Help us today and every day to Love in the same manner. Those who are different. Those who are distant. Those who are not the same as us. Teach us to Love with a Love that is embracing, caring, and kind. We thank You today that we are alive because of Your Love for us. And help us to live in that Love. In Yahushua’s name, Amen.”
Brother’s & Sisters, please check your history our Savior was born as a Hebrew. And there is no such thing as the middle east. Anywhere in the middle east would be right at the northern part of Africa. The people from the region are more black and very much DARK. Check for yourself, and know whom you are really worshipping. All the truth is there, plainly in black and white. Father you say in the last days You will pour out your Spirit and that You will reveal your name to your people. Open the eyes of their heart Father, so not to be Spiritually blind. I Love you all my Brother’s & Sister’s of the Mighty Great IAM, YAH,. He is not with nor does He have blue eyes. God’s word says,
• Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him.
1 Corinthians 11:14
So that being all the truth nothing but the truth. Then why in the movies do they portray our Messiah as having long hair.
Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness”
– 2 Corinthians 11:14–15.
When we know Satan will always mimic and copy everything that our Creator in Heaven does. Remember he’s come to steal kill and destroy. And when Pharaoh sent out the order to kill all the firstborn children from one age to another. Now if this child would have been white with blue eyes. I pretty much think he would have stuck out like a sore thumb inside the house of pharaoh. Now one dark-skinned child with another how would you tell the difference. But no one can hide a white child among black people. Test and compare, line upon line, precept upon precept. May the Peace of our Savior Yahushua the Messiah be with you all. Amen Love always Guillermo Garcia
AMEN. God’s Blessings upon all who’s hope is in Him.
Ogni volta che Dio nel suo grande amore ci da un comandamento, una Sua Parola è sempre per il bene nostro e dei altri. Gesù stesso a volte nel suo amore doveva stare in disparte e sfuggire dai più bravi nella teologia e dottrina perché lo avrebbero ucciso prima con le pietre. Amore e Dio non umano.
Thank you so much for sharing. May the good Lord continue to grant us the ability to show love to everyone we encounter daily. Amen 🙏
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Lord give me a heart like yours. Wow a very heavy prayer. Thank you for the devotional
U know i am so angry i have two toddlers but this husband muslim wants to run to bangladesh hia country nd leave me he is cold with me nd i luv him i am in dwpression can u pls prau for him that he will love me rite nd not leave me
Our responsibility is to our Creator who asks us to love & pray for tbose who oppose us.Not to recompense evil for evil but good…in this i come into agreeance with you that Gods will be done not only in us but to pour His Spirit upon your husband in agreeance for the love given, that the eyes to yo husband openly reveal your love & respect flows on both of you for the covenant Almighty has placed upon you & he. Be an example so yo husband sees Almighty Father at work in you & do not fear for your steps are not alone, Hes listening!!!
Amen 🙏
Such a word of blessing n teaching on love.
Thanks for sharing. God bless 🙏
Very refreshing indeed…..expression and act upon it.
Thank you Lord for you unconditional Love. What an Awesome reminder Nicole, thank you!👌❤️🙏
God bless you. I always read your blog. Truly inspiring.