Love is both easy and hard. To love someone will take great effort. Falling in love is a baby step in understanding how to love someone. My question today is do we love God the same as we love people?
What is love? Is love an emotion or a feeling? Is love a mystery that just happens and we don't know why or how it happens? Is love something that you will know it when you experience it? Is love missed when it is absent?
The Greek word used by the New Testament writers is the word agapao. Agapao is a verb, which means that at it's core love is an action word, not a state of being word. Agapao means love in action or an active experience. Vine says that "love can be known only from the action it prompts". Bible love is not a feeling that you feel, it is an action that you take.
One interesting revelation concerning agapao is this; the same word is used whether it is God's love for people, or people's love for God. God loves us and we are to love Him back. God made a deliberate choice to love us and showed us His love in Christ. We must find a way to show our love for God. How do we love God?
The Bible gives us clear understanding on how we are to love God. We love God by obeying His commands. Obedience is love in action. We love God in worship. Worship is referential love expressed by our words and the attitude of our heart towards God. We love God by loving His people; by having a practical love for others.
God does not want chocolate and flowers. In the old testament He wanted offerings made by fire. For us today He wants us to do what His word says to do. This kind of love is easy at first and grows more challenging the longer we serve Him.
Do you love your enemies? Or do you hate them? Just asking for a Friend.
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