THE LOVE OF GOD IS THE
GREATEST GIFT WE CAN KNOW
We see a lot of chaos in
our world right now and a lot of angry people. Many are fighting to change personal
environments as well as situations in the world around them to make it a better
place to live. But in the midst of anger, mistrust, and confusion, we need to
take some time to focus on love.
Our celebration of Christmas
is in three weeks. This is a time of year to get out of ourselves and get into
God. The love of God is still the greatest gift we can know. Romans
2:4 reminds us that it is “the goodness of God that leadeth thee to repentance.” If we don’t exhibit the goodness
of God, then who will?
The gift of Jesus
into our world is the greatest gift God could give us. Jesus being in our lives
gives us a forever home, a place of stability and security we can always
retreat to. We need to remember that Christmas time is a time to show God’s
love to people like God showed His love to us.
“But now abideth
faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor.
13:13).
Let’s see how Jesus can show us as individuals
how to share some of that love.
And I’m not talking about giving money to charities
for a tax return.
I’m mainly talking about showing God’s love to
the people who stand with us day by day. It’s those people who we need to be
thinking about. They understand how we really feel. They understand when we’re
cranky and tired. They’re probably cranky and tired too. So let’s not forget to
tap into God’s love and give a little extra of it to those who’ve loved us
enough to put up with us this year.
Love, Carolyn
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