Today is Valentine’s Day. It is a day that we celebrate love and friendship. If I would ask you; What is love? How would you respond? All of us can define “love” in diverse ways. I you typed the word “love” into Google search, it shows more than 18 billion places where you can find that word. At the core of the Christian faith, the Bible teaches that God is Love. The apostle John writes, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7). God loves you just the way you are. Nothing you and I do can ever change God's heart towards us. Regardless of who you are, where you come from, what you have, or don't have, or what you have done or not done with your life, God loves you. Love finds its origin in the person of God. Human love is very uncertain and I'm sure you know someone who has experienced rejection at some point in their lives. Love is not a magic key that the Christian uses to unlock every opportunity and guarantee that every endeavor will be a success. Love often doesn't win, not in the human sense. It is not a spiritual formula that, if applied correctly, will automatically fill all your desires, and produce remarkable success in your life. Jesus is the ultimate example of love. Jesus loved perfectly yet his crucifixion makes it appear that His love failed. But you know that it is the love of Jesus that still transforms lives and hearts. It is for that love of Jesus that you and I are alive today. However, we all need to lean on and trust in God's perfect love. His love is your hope and your goal. Being a Christian means that you must love as Jesus loves you. The apostle John adds, “anyone who does not love does not know God because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him” (1 John 4:8-9). If love is something you must imitate, then how can one learn to love like Jesus? That is what the apostle John wants to teach you today. May God bless you and keep you always.
Pastor Dimas
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