The definition of God’s love (Part 2)
Verse of the day: 1 John 3: 18: “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth”
Today we define the kind of love required by God's Word. The definition is in the verse of the day: The Word forbids us to love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
The Church of Jesus Christ is invaded by a spirit of lack of love. It is rather like "God for all and every one for himself". Paradoxically, churches are filled with hundreds and thousands of Christians of all ranks of the country. During Sunday services, churches are packed with cars of all brands while inside these same churches there are a significant number of hungry Christians but they are not noticed because we are busy looking for the presence of God in praise and worship. The apostle James says that if a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and we wish him peace and all good things without giving them what is necessary to the body, it is useless (James 2: 15-16).
A Christian told me that we should not care for widows because it is the work of the church and I told him that he is the church; I told him that the church does not mean the four walls but it is the body of Christ. It is true that the church should be organized to help widows in it but still every Christian has the duty to manifest the love of God on his own level.
By "love", many interpret the emotional feelings based on the relationship, the appearance and the importance of the person you love but I believe that when the Bible talks about God's love, it’s more than sentimental; it’s rather the love like God’s i.e. the love to love everyone, good and bad people.
If we are created in God's image, we have in us the love of God i.e. the love to love everybody, good and bad.
In the third part, we will see how God's love can be helpful to us when it comes to deal with those who are used by the devil.
Chris Ndikumana
