Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does
not parade itself is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its
own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but
rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they
will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is
knowledge, it will vanish away – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NKJV)
The word ‘love’ is so commonly used that even some Christians
can’t differentiate the love of God from other types of love. God’s love is the
Agape love (unconditional love), totally different from human love (Philos or
Eros). It is divine and so has its source from God.
Understanding the meaning of Agape love will help you assess
your walk of love and ultimately your stand with God. So, what is Love?
Love is God
God is love (1 John 4:8) and so love is God. If you know
God, then you will love with the love of God. To know God is to walk in love.
The closer your relationship with God, the more you’ll live a life of
unconditional love.
When you study the scriptures, you will discover that every
action of God is driven by love. For example, God created a woman for the man out of
love. God watched Adam and saw how lonely he was, the animals and birds could
not fill the emptiness around and in him. God saw that it was not good for man
to be alone (Genesis 2:18) and so He made Eve for Adam.
God crowned His love for man by giving His only son for
mankind, (John 3:16). Christ went to the cross because of His love for God the Father and mankind. On the cross, God forsook His only son because of His
desire to restore to man all that he lost at the fall of man, fully driven by
love. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that
whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.
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