"He who does not love does not know God. for God is love." 1 John 4:8
This is true, God is love. Since it is true, then it is impossible to understand the true nature of love without first understanding the nature of God himself.
Until we know God, through his Son, we have not seen love. Every act, in life and in death, Jesus demonstrated the true being of God. God is love.
Through his Son, his love poured out to every kind of person; the successful, the ruined, the good, the bad, the well, the sick. All who sought God were given love.
Our knowledge of the true meaning of love depends upon our knowledge of God in Jesus Christ. We do not discover God from our experience of love, we discover love from our experience of God.
Whoever you are, whatever you need, it is his nature to love you.
IS IT IN YOUR HEART TO LOVE GOD? To know him is to have an intimate relationship with him. Does his love make you want to draw closer to him, or draw away from him?
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I long to enter into an intimacy that will remove my fear of God as an angry Judge ready to punish me. Through you, Jesus, I see God is my compassionate Father. I do believe you love me, God. In Jesus' Name. Amen