A few days ago, I was watching a show where the big joke was a guy trying to tell his girl he lll... that he llloooo... that he looooovvvvv...that he loved her. Here is the thing, he did truly love her in his heart, but his lips did not work. Why is it so hard to say that, to say it from the heart? I hear it bandied about at times where it seems so fake, but there are those declarations of a heartfelt love that comes right from the soul. I have said this before and I will say it again, God is love and His Word, His Law, is love. An author quotes the prophet Jeremiah in his letter to the Hebrews:
But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Hebrews 8:10 NLT
God declares His love for us, for all of us, by letting us know His love is written in minds, and on our hearts so that we might lead with that right out of the gate. He has no problem saying that He loves us and that we only know a small portion of the fullness of His love. My second thought on this is that if we truly wanted to even start to understand the depth of this love, we would make it the priority of our lives in absolutely every aspect of our being. I fear, however, this is not the case. You see the world would rather we lead with anger and might rather than love and compassion. I feel the world has come to embrace the fallacy that caring, compassion and love is a weakness, but I would argue that the power of His love is far greater than anything this world can even imagine. Something else to consider in all this is the fact that to forgive is probably the greatest act of love one could ever bestow upon another person. Once again, God leads the way in this aspect of life:
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.” Hebrews 8:12 NLT
“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:9-13 NLT
Jesus has gone before us to show the way of agape love, the perfect love where grace is extended and is the preferred way rather than the way of the world. The strength of His commitment to us all, the fact that Jesus stayed on the cross rather than abandon us in the time of His greatest pain at the hands of those He truly loved is a guide that we should all follow. Remember, love always and forgive perfectly, and remember, not all will reciprocate but that is not your issue, let God deal with that.
This Sunday, we welcome a very special guest speaker from Voice of the Martyrs Canada, Rev Greg Musselman. Please plan to join us either in person or online at 10:30 AM this Sunday. The service will be broadcast online on our website (https://www.mainavefellowship.ca/socialplatforms) or you are more than welcome to join us in person at 402 Main Ave. W in Sundre, AB.
Blessings,
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