God Is Love

Can you obey a stranger who doesn't mean anything to you?

We obey or listen to somebody when he/she means a lot to us.

Now, how can we love God when He is a stranger to us and if we didn't fell in love with Him at the first place?

God didn't said: God is Law. Instead, He revealed Himself as: GOD IS LOVE.

"This love I speak means that we must live in obedience to God's commands. The command as you have all heard from the beginning is that you must all live in love" -2 John 1:6

Because... "Whoever does not know how to love does not know God. Because God is love." -1 John 4:8

It's all about LOVE. It's all about GOD. No wonder, God is love!

Jesus said: Love your neighbor like yourself. (Matthew 22:39)

He didn't said FIX your neighbor. He said LOVE your neighbor.

He even told us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. (Matthew 5:44)

Because by showing our LOVE, we are showing our GOD.

And what is love?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor other, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Cor. 13:4-8a)

We serve a GOD that is patient and that is kind. We serve a humble God. We serve a God that doesn't dishonor His children and He is not self-seeking and not easily angered. He doesn't keep any longer of record of wrongs when His children asked for His forgiveness. He doesn't delight in evil but rejoice with the truth. God always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. God never fails any of His children. He never fails on His promise. HIS LOVE NEVER FAILS ANY OF HIS CHILDREN.

My dear friends, I am not telling you all of this because I love God before. I really didn't. But what I didn't understood by then about Him is that even though I didn't remember Him, He never fails to think of me. Even though I walked away from Him, He keeps on following me. Even though I keep on hurting Him, disobeying Him, He doesn't wanted to leave me. No matter how much pain that I have cost Him, He still loves me so much. That even though I blame myself, He doesn't wanted to blame me. Even though I myself, didn't understand why have I done such a thing. Because He is the One who created me. He is the only One who can truly understand me. For He understands I am just a human. My flesh is weak and because of that He knew that I cannot be perfect all the time. That is WHY I needed Him. He is there in my life so He can always gives me new strength and redirect my life. That even though that I can't forgive myself, He still wanted to forgive me. He knew I felt so guilty for what I've done. All He wants from me is to acknowledge that I am not proud for what I did. That I knew that what I did was wrong for He knew and He can see my heart is. All He's been waiting from me is to humble myself, ask for His forgiveness. So I may forgive myself as well. So He may heal me, give me all the strength that I need to go on with my life and He will provide for me a way out and to move on and keep walking forward.

Even most of the time, we get so hard on ourselves, that we cannot stop blaming ourselves, shaming ourselves, condemning ourselves and hating ourselves. We even punishing ourselves, but all the hurt, all the pain, all the sorrows and all the sufferings that we are dealing with, He is the One who is hurting the most. Because He is the One who truly loves us the most. Didn't we realize that God loves us more than we love ourselves?

Yes, God wants me to LOVE HIM. All He wanted is to gain MY LOVE. "Who am I Lord? I am just a lowly, undeserving woman who sins a lot. A sinner who doesn't even remember You yet You wanted me to LOVE YOU?"

But He loves me too much, that I cannot resist it. And He won my heart so deep, I'm so glad that He did.

I am so glad Lord that You really did...

"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven - for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little [sins] loves little." -Luke 7:48

Now I truly understood why God is so into my life. And why should I not stop serving Him even there were so many times I was unfaithful. It is because even we are faithless, He remains faithful. For He cannot deny who He is. (2 Timothy 2:13)

This is the only time I truly understand why HE NEVER GAVE UP THAT CROSS. Because that is His character. Oh JESUS! GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!!! That is the LOVE OF CHRIST!

And He will never get tired on you. NEVER. Until you notice Him. Until He gain YOUR LOVE. And when He finally gains your love, can you hurt the One who loves you the most?

(We love you, Jesus. You just love us unconditionally. Thank you for Your Perfect Love. Oh Lord, Your love never fails... -Jovs)

May our Lord keeps on touching your hearts.

I love you all with Christ, our Lord, our God. The source of the greatest love of all,

Jovs