1 John 4:11 [11] “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” Heaven will be a place of no misunderstandings. There will be no division or separation in the glory world. It is going to be a place of eternal happiness and love among the family of God. What a time God’s people will experience as we live together and serve our Creator and our King! However, we are not in heaven right now. God’s children need each other more in this present world than ever before. Too often Satan gets the advantage because the …
“The Mystery of His Love”
1 John 4:10 [10] “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” One of the great mysteries of God’s love is that He loved us first. God did not turn his heart toward man because man sought after God. He took the initiative in our life. God saw the need in man’s life before man was aware that he even had a need. God knew the end result of man, and what his eternal state would be if he was not delivered. He knew …
“Oh, What Love Divine!”
1 John 4:9 [9] “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” When I read our verse many precious songs flood my mind. Songs like, “Amazing Love How Can It Be?”, “The Love of God”, or “Isn’t the Love of Jesus Something Wonderful?”. These are all songs that try to describe the divine love given to us. The truth is that the love manifested by God the Father and God the Son will always be a mystery to those who receive …
“The Missing Link”
1 John 4:8 [8] “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” How can people live with the absence of love? Never expressing love for their children, their spouse or the parents who sacrificed and raised them. What a tragedy when someone lives such a selfish life only thinking about number one. It is hard to comprehend how someone can abandon their loved ones, or go so far as to even mistreat them. Why do we live in a world that at times can seem so cruel? The answer is in our verse. The Bible makes it …