My dear friends, we must love each other. Love comes from God, and when we love each other, it shows we have been given new life. We are now God's children, and we know him. God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him. God showed his love for us when he sent his only Son into the world to give us life. Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven. Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other.
1 John 4:7-11
There are two words in the English language that we frequently confuse. We use one when we should use the other. The words are "Love" and "Like." The feelings associated with the words are the same but one is directed away from a man and the other one is totally focused on the man himself.
Love is focused on the object of that love. It is kind and helpful and seeks to fulfill the desires of the one that is loved. Love gives without worrying about what it will get in return. By definition you cannot love an object. You may like a new car or a new house, but you cannot "love" a thing.
Now here is the very disturbing truth. You can "love" the world. If you love the world then you give yourself to the world and you are destroyed in the process. When you love something it is evidenced by the fact that your very life is consumed by your pursuit of it.
When you love Jesus the same is true. When you love the Lord your life is given over to Him and what you would have been in this world is sacrificed for what He wants from you!
The purpose of your life is totally about "what does Jesus want." He is able to live on this earth through you because everything you do is something that Jesus would do if He were still living in a body on this earth today! That is what loving Jesus is all about.
Will you love Jesus perfectly? I dare say no, but you will love Him more every day as you seek His face and immerse yourself in His Word! You will find yourself with no time for anything except "something for Jesus."
"Lord Jesus, loving You is more amazing than anything I have ever imagined on this earth. Help me to love You more today than ever before. And may Your Holy Name be praised forever. Amen."
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