We love Him, because He first loved us.
“1 John 4:19‘
This is a simple, yet powerful verse that reveals the most beautiful truth of our lives – Everything starts with God’s love for us. Before we love Him, He first loved us. God created us because He loves us; God saved us because He loves us; God adopted us into His family because He loves us. The foundation of everything rests on God’s love for us, and it is through Jesus Christ that we see the full extent of His love.
In this verse, John emphasizes a pattern of continuous love rather than isolated acts of love. Since God loved us once at the cross, we can go on loving Christians. God took the initiative. As a result of His initiative, we are able to love because He has infused us with His love.
Throughout the Bible, God makes it very clear to us that Love is a command, not an option (John 15:12, John 15:17, John 13:34). If you want to know how to love other people, look no further than our Lord Jesus Christ!
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, fill my heart with Your infinite love in this moment. Thank You for loving us so much that You sent Your beloved dear Son Jesus to die on the cross for us. Before I know you, You knew me. Before I love You, You loved me. The fact that You created me with love gives me immeasurable peace. Nothing can compare to Your love in this world. Help me to love the people around me as a reflection of Your love. Help me love my enemies so that they can experience Your love and grace as well.
Thank you dear Lord, almighty Heavenly Father. I pray this throughout the mighty glorious fulfilling name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Much LoVe, JoY, Peace and Blessings through Jesus Christ, our almighty, wonderful dear Lord, Saviour and Redeemer.
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Amen, Thank God for his unconditional love for us ❤️
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Amen dear Sister. Our almighty dear Lord and Heavenly Father deserves all the honor, praise and glory forevermore. Thank you for stepping by and sharing your kind inspiring thoughts.
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Thank you for sharing your message of God’s love and thanks also for the beautiful prayer to recite. 🙂
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You’re Welcome sister Nancy. I’m very pleased to here that the bible devotional on 1 John 4:19 was beneficial for you. All honor, praise and glory to our almighty dear Heavenly Father.
Thank you for stepping by and sharing your kind comment.🙂
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What a wonderful post! This is a powerful scripture for meditation, because it is so contrary to human thought. We just can’t imagine that kind of love. And yet here it is every day from our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Meditating on this scripture will not only change our focus but will also make it much easier to love our neighbor as ourselves. We can see this divine love expressed in the first chapter of Ephesians as well. Almost every scripture in this chapter tells us what God has done for us just because He loves us so much. Wow. We are so blessed!!
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Amen dear Sister in Christ.
Thank for stepping by and sharing your kind insightful, inspiring thoughts on 1 John 4:19. Yes we certainly are blessed by having such wonderful, infinite loving, faithfully Heavenly Father. All honor praise and glory to His mighty, glorious fulfilling name, forevermore.
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