Bible Verse of the Day Thursday December 22nd, 2022

 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.

This tiny sphere floating free in a never-ending universe we call home is illuminated by one source, the Sun. There is one love we show to Christ Jesus and those around us, whose origin is God almighty. Our capability and aptitude for the love we know stems from God and is in no way from ourselves. We love because Christ Jesus loved us so much. He sacrificed His life to shed His perfect blood that atoned for our sins. It is incredible that even when we rebelled against God, He demonstrated his perfect love on the Cross to bring us back to Himself (Romans 5:8). The Cross of Calvary was the inauguration of Love because God placed His love in us. He gave all people the ability to have and show love (2 Thessalonians 3:5).

Love is born of God, but once it receives its first breath of life, there must be a relationship between Christ Jesus and us, along with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Love is not a wildflower that can grow in any soil; there must be good soil for love to flourish (Mark 4:8). When love is absent in the valleys and plains of humanity, it denotes a deficiency of heavenly love. Without the Love of God, there can be no love in the hearts of human beings. In humans, you find a love for the world and its carnal ways; however, it is impossible to simultaneously hold a love for the world and a love for God (1 John 2:15). Human love is self-seeking, where God's love is sacrificial. Human love is always conditional and looking for something in return, whereas the Love of God is entirely unconditional.

There is only one way to know the Love of God: to experience it for yourself. Furthermore, there is only one way to have a personal experience of God's Love: in and through Christ Jesus. Jesus has made it clear and unambiguous that He is the only way to Father God; there are no alternate routes or shortcuts (John 14:6). The Love of God forgives all wrongs, no matter how humanity might judge the level of transgressions or sins. Therefore, nothing in this world or beyond will separate us from God's Love (Romans 8:38-39).

 As humans, we tend to store away in our subconscious something another human did to us that we took offense to; God, on the other hand, does not remember our sins (Isaiah 43:25). The truth that God does not remember our sins does not indicate that God forgets our sins. When God led the Prophet Isaiah to write that God remembers our sins no more, that is not what we, as humans see as forgetfulness. God is omniscient, meaning He knows everything and forgets nothing; he chooses not to remember our sins. We, as humans, through the love of Christ Jesus and the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit, can also choose not to remember wrongs inflicted on ourselves (1 Corinthians 13:4-5).