He Loved Us First, I John 4:19

March 15, 2016 on 03-16-16

I John 4:19... We love, because he first loved us...

I love you. These are words spoken by many. They convey a message of deep felt appreciation for another person or group of people. Could you imagine a courtship or marriage without love. How sad of a relationship that would be. How about between parents and their children. We pity a child who is not loved. But where does our love come from?

In an earlier post we talked about how God is love. So if we are to love, we get it from God himself. If you are made complete in love, then we will be able to love properly. Back in 1980 my brother and I were canvasing the area by Orrs Bridge Road for the West Shore Bic church. My brother, being his outgoing self, got into a dialog with a man. He wasn't willing to turn his life over to God, because he would have to love him more than his wife, and he wasn't willing to do that. What he didn't understand was that he would love his wife more than ever, because he would be filled with the love of God.

K and A, do you want to love people more. K do you want to love your fiance more. Learning how to love better comes by learning to love God. When you become like him, you will love like him. Then those close to you will sense the true love you have for them. Even enemies will see the love you have. Because he loved us first, we can know how to love others.

~Dad