have you ever wondered why God's love is different from ours? beside the fact that He is God, there is something unique that makes God's love is so unconditional. it is written in 1 John 4:18 that
"there is no fear in love. but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. the one who fears is not made perfect in love". surprised about it? you may or may not surprise to find that very essential piece of facts, but i tell you, i am surprised.
the reason being is
" it is revealed that God never fears to give His life for us even though He certainly knew that because of our human nature we would fail Him or reject or hurt Him in any way." Instead, He was bold to go to the cross to be nailed for our sins so that His love can be made perfect and we could live through him and through his love (1 John 4:9).
do u wonder what it means "
so we could live through Him?" as a flesh, we are weak and tend to sin and our love (to one another and to God) is a conditional one. unlike our love, God's love is unconditional and has already made perfect because He does not fear to love us in the first place despite very fact that i have stated in the foregoing paragraph. and He commands us to love one another so that he lives in us and we in Him. note that the verse 11 is a compulsory. it does not give us a choice either to love or hate or be neutral. it rather commands us that
'we ought to love one another." and as we are flesh, we'll in one way or another fail to do it if we are relying on our strength. so basically it comes back to the basic, get our first love to God be refreshed everyday and everytime. if that first love keeps refreshed within us, we will surely capable of loving one another and also to do all things that God has assigned us to do. In short, that verse tells us that God is the only and one role model that we should follow because he has overcame the world (everything you could possibly or impossibly think of).
so if we love one another, God's love makes complete in us. why? God is love and if we love one another, God lives in us and therefore we can be called love (we become more and more like God - God is love..) as well because we are the forms of God's love. we become hungry to do what God loves to do which is all about reaching out, caring for the needy, laying down your life for those you want to win for Christ, etc...i bet you know i mean.
awesome, i learn alot today. how about you? wanna share some with me? i'd be very keen to hear from you my dear friends.
may God touch your life everyday and may you find Joy in His presence. with lots of love, hugs and kisses i end this entry