Love

For God so love the world that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not out of His love perish but shall have eternal life. Jn. 3:16

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 4:9-10 (KJV)

The bible in John 4:16b said “God is love” Have you responded to love? Have you responded to God? By judgment, you are already condemned, but out of His love He let go the Best Person He had; Jesus Christ. Can you estimate the reality of Divinity being encapsulated in a zygote in Mary’s womb? Can you estimate the creation killing its Creator? Can you fathom the Son of the Living God and the Master of the universe to die in the most humiliating and worst form available at the time He came? God crying, spat on, ridiculed by what was formed out of dust of the earth (men). All this was because He love you so much. Can anyone you know do such a thing for you considering the essence of the Son of God?

Respond to the love of God in Christ, God gave his life for your life, you deserve nothing less than death. Give him your life. REMEMBER, God said “My Spirit will not contend with man forever,…” Gen. 6:3

As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts

As you did in the rebellion.”  Heb. 3:15

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev 3:20 (KJV)

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Romans 5:5 (KJV)

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:16-18 (KJV)

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 1 John 5:15-17 (KJV)

Perfection is made possible in love. In the heart of a believer, two kinds of love try to fill the heart, The love of God and the love of the world. An acid test for the intensity of the love of God in our hearts is in the face of the word of judgment and sin. How do you react to judgment (of God) against sin? Is it in fear of being worthy of judgment or faith in the salvation of Christ?

Every unholy fear (fear of sin, Satan, sickness, death e.t.c ) is an indication of imperfection. To know God and to be perfect is to know love and be perfect through love. The love of Christ will keep you from the love of the world and the love of the world might keep you from the love of Christ.