The Verse of the Day

-September 15, 2020-

-Abiding In God And His Love-

“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”

(1 John 4:16).

There are three main pillars of Christianity: faith, hope, and love. Paul wrote to the saints in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 13:13, “Now abide faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” All of 1 Corinthians 13 is devoted to the subject of love.

John is the disciple whom Jesus loved. Throughout all four of the books John wrote in the NT, love is mentioned so many times. In fact, in today’s verse John uses the word love three times. God the Father loves us, God the Son loves us, and God the Holy Spirit manifests the love of God in hearts.

God’s love must be known and believed, abided in, and experienced in a practical way. For when we abide in His love, we abide in God and He abides in us. When we get to heaven there will longer be a need of faith and hope for we will see the Lord face to face and everything will be perfect, but there will be love forever.

As believers in Christ we have known and believed the love God has for us. We have read of it in the Scriptures, believed it in our hearts, and have experienced it in our lives. With this foundation, we abide in God’s love and abide in God Himself. Jesus said in John 15:9-10, “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.”

There is no greater place to be than abiding in God and His love. We are His children and we share His love with those who are unsaved as well as those who are saved. God’s love is rich, pure, and deep; His love lubricates all the moving parts of our lives.

Are you abiding in God and His love today? Love is more than an emotion that we feel, it is an action that we take. God’s love is practical and is so needed in the world today. God’s love flows to us and then through us. As John wrote, “We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

May we abide in God and His love today; He will then abide with us. His love transforms lives in such magnificent and powerful ways.

Have a blessed day abiding in God and His love by keeping His commandments and putting His love into action. Stay safe and healthy.