“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
1 John 4:8 (NIV)
What English word describes God the best?
LOVE does (agape in the Greek)
We describe Him as majestic (King over all kings)
We describe Him as omnipotent (unlimited power)
We describe Him as omniscient (unlimited knowledge)
God is all those things- yet LOVE governs every aspect of His infinite being.
It was LOVE that brought creation into being.
It was LOVE that preserved humans through the flood.
It was LOVE that sought Abram out.
It was LOVE that brought Abram's descendants out of slavery.
It was LOVE that gave Israel the Law and the land.
It was LOVE that preserved Israel.
It was LOVE that brought His Son to earth as Israel’s Messiah.
It was LOVE that put His Son on the cross.
It was LOVE that brought the Good News of Jesus to our ears.
It was LOVE that saved our souls.
It is LOVE that will preserve us til He comes.
What English word describes us the best?
If we are God’s- the word LOVE should describe us.
Does it?
Does LOVE govern every aspect of my being?
Does LOVE govern every aspect of Parkdale’s being?
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