God Is Love

Love has been defined in many different ways. One of those ways is that love is something we do. We love. We do. We make a difference. The apostle John saw it differently. Love, he says, is not primarily something we do, but something God does or is. Our love is responsive, reactive and reflexive to God’s love. We can let go of the notion that love-or anything else-starts with us. It begins with God, who is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, the first and last.

Here’s the great news: We can relax, knowing that love doesn’t originate with us, but comes from an endless, abounding, overflowing, incredible and amazing supply. We can draw on God’s love and let it overflow to and through us. God’s love may lead us to some surprising places and circumstances, but he will already be there. He sets an example of sacrificial love for us. Because God’s love is sacrificial, we can expect to make some sacrifice as well. We love because he first loved us.

Prayer: Dear God, teach us to love as you love, sacrificing our own desires for the good of others. Amen