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LOVE REMEMBERS

One thing I really love about this verse is how direct it is. We love, because he loved us first, and remembering where love comes from will help us love people better. In verse 8 John wrote that if we do not love others, we do not know God because He is love.

I know in our flesh it’s easy to try and gauge whether someone is deserving of our love. We think like this about the value of love: if the value is high, then the price to receive our love should be high. The problem with that thinking is that we are now saying that the cost to purchase this love has not already been paid. 1 John 4:9 states that His love was revealed to us when He sent His Son to the cross to die for our sins. So, if His love has already been revealed to us, and the price has already been paid for this love, then why are we attempting to charge for it again?

1 John 4:16 reminds us that God is love, and if we reside in love—live in love, dwell permanently in love—then we live in and dwell permanently in God, and He lives in and permanently dwells in us.

So, this means that if I want to dwell in Him today, and I want Him to dwell in me today, then I first need to remember to live and dwell in His love. I need to choose to love today because He first loved me. If I am looking for a reason to love, He gave me one 2000 years ago.

Point of Action:

Take some time in prayer today to remember the love that was first revealed to you when Jesus paid the ultimate price. Because of His love for us, we can now walk and live in His love today and forever. Ask God, who do you want me to show love to today?

By: Reverend Bryan Schultze