Walk in Love

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.--2 John : 6


God has been touching my heart lately with this verse and ones like it. This idea of love...


What is love? Love can be defined as "an intense feeling of deep affection." Those are such strong words. Intense. Deep. Affection. So what does it mean to "walk in love?" According to James 1:27, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." 


"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." --1 Peter 4:8-10


"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" 1 John 3:16-17


Love is such a vast concept. There are so many ways to show love to others and we are called to do all of them! How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! We cannot be selfish with the love He has so freely given to us. He freely gave and so must we! We cannot merely listen to the word, we have to do what is says. Love your neighbor. Love your enemies. Love the sick. Love the poor. Love the orphans and widows. Love those who persecute you. Love the sinners. Love God! There are so many ways to show love. Love is a verb. It is active. Don't keep God's love for you bottled up inside. Share it with everyone!