How Is It Possible to Truly Love One Another?
How Is It Possible to Truly Love One Another?
To truly
love one another, God must give you the ability to do that. You have zero ability
to do that on your own. à Is God transforming and directing
your heart to love one another and please Him? If not, you are in need of
salvation.
So, if God
is in complete control of instilling in us the ability to use His attributes
for His purposes, are we off the hook? Even though we should not try to display
God’s attributes on our own, as believers, we’re committed daily to our Lord’s
service! So, ultimately NO! à Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up
his cross daily and follow Me.” (Lu.
9:23)
Check out 1
John 4:7-8 – “Beloved, let us love one another: For love
is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that
loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
Good news à “(v. 7) Love is of God… (v. 8) because God is love.” God IS the One with the ability!
The power to love one
another is God’s power…the DESIRE to love one another is God’s
desire…the ZEAL…the TESTIMONY…the PATIENCE…the KINDNESS…the GOODNESS …the
SELF-CONTROL…the FAITH…the GRACE…the HOPE all belong to God!
If all this
is TRUE (making it God’s TRUTH!), then 1 John 4:7-8 must be true: the LOVE that
we must have and act on to love one another is GOD’S LOVE!!
And how do you know God’s love is in
you? Two ways:
1) You have been born of God.
2) You know God.
And how do
you know you’ve been born of God and know Him? àà Full circle: You love one
another!
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