Love? As far as the word of God is concerned, many verses can be referred to. One of the famous is in the letter of Paul to Corinthians which typically describes what love is. Yet this morning, chapter 13 verse 8 and 9 of the book of Romans inspired me. It made me remember the basic.
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As Paul had written, love is the fulfillment of the law that when one loves his/her neighbor, He has obeyed all the commandments. Think of old testament’s Ten Commandments which was given to Moses. There are these orders that say the words “dont”. Thinking deeper, all do points out to love. How come? When you love the people around you, you won’t do anything that will displease them or will cause them bad things right?
Loving the people around us is easy if they are good to us. Agree? But when things aren’t going well or when people changed their ways (especially not in our terms), do we still have the same love for them? And this is what the bible says in 14:7, that whether we live or die, it must be for God not for ourselves (click here for reference). We LIVE for GOD not for ourselves. We must do things as though He is the one who will benefit, as though He is the one we are dealing with.
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No one can say he loves God when he does not love the people around Him, for God is invisible and man is visible. The tongues we have talking to God must not be the same tongue who carelessly curses others. This means that loving other people unconditionally represents our love for God. When we learn how to care, give, respect and please others, both Christians and people of different faith, then we really have God in our hearts. Because if He lives in us, he is the one who will give us the capacity to love. When we are filled with his love, an overflow will eventually happen, making us pour love on others.
So I say, cling unto God and be satisfied with His unending love. Acknowledge His love as a gift that is meant to be shared. It is a gift from heaven that is limited not only for ourselves, for our families and friends but for everyone who lives around us. Reread Romans 12:9-21. The verses teach us how to live in harmony and peace with each other. And it all will start with a desire—desire to be filled with God’s love, desire to manifest His love, desire to exemplify His love by loving any kind of man here on earth. Let us always do thing with love and we will never be in regrets.
Here is Tenth Avenue North in their song entitled "Love is Here."
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