Unconditional love.

Thursday, February 2nd.
Unconditional love.

“… every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”
1 John 4:7b        

Today we learn from our opening scripture that loving others unconditionally is one of the proofs of intimacy with God. So if you claim to be a deep Christian we will know by observing your love walk. One way we know a born again child of God is by love. By love here we are referring to agape; which is unconditional love.

Love is the essence of God's being. Love is God's nature. Therefore we can define love or agape as the behavioural expression of the divine nature.

The first use of the word love in the New Testament which is either translated as agape or agapao in the Greek is found in Matthew 5:43-45a, where Jesus said, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: …” From the context in which love is used above, we can define love also as the unconditional disposition of good will to the undeserving.

Therefore, you can tell that you are expressing the God kind of love when you can sincerely express an unconditional disposition of good will even to those who do not deserve it around you.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I thank you because Your love has been shared abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit that you have given to me. Therefore, my love is abounding more and more towards the brethren and towards all men, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
1 John 3:14-16, 1 John 4:12, 1 John 5:1.

Doing the Word.
Love the undeserving unconditionally.