“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” —1 John 4:8
The apostle John simplified everything by stating, “God is love.”
But we can misunderstand that love. You might regard your relationship with God as an invitation you once answered when He knocked on the door of your life, and you let Him in. Now you’re a Christian. Simple.
But don’t let that be enough. We’re not supposed to just start going to church, put a Bible on the coffee table, and figure, OK, took care of that. I’m right with God.
That’s not love experienced!
A life that knows true love is filled with many invitations, because of the nature of love. Love is a living relationship that never remains the same, but grows deeper, more intimate, and more secure. We can never get enough of it, and we will never come to the end of it because God Himself, the Author of love, is infinite and His love knows no limits.
Every day, in various ways, the Lord comes knocking on the door of your heart. Through circumstances, people, new opportunities, a change of venue, the beauty of nature, and sometimes heartache and tragedy—God gives us the chance to experience and live with His love in a new way, every day.
Don’t miss your daily invitation to grow deeper in God’s love. Seek Him in His Word. Look for Him in the faces of the people around you. Accept the hard things as part of what makes you a deeper, more compassionate person. Give away the love God gives you freely, abundantly, wisely, and with a grateful heart.
“There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love.” —Thornton Wilder
