The more amazing a truth is the more reluctant people are to believe or receive it– thus the greater the need is to repeat it. So, here we see this glorious truth twice within just a few verses of each other–“God is love“. Sadly many don’t receive or remember it, so we keep repeating it—with joy. How could we ever tire of doing so?
Because God is love He planned our salvation, provided His Son as the sacrifice for our sins, proclaimed the way in the scriptures, and provides His Spirit to counsel, convict, and convert us. Were it not for His love there would be no way to God and we would be forever banished from His presence.
Because God is love, healing, hope, holiness, help, and happiness are possible. Knowing He loves us, even when we don’t love Him, gets our attention as nothing else can. Amazed by so great a love we accept God’s Son and the Father accepts us as His own dear children, making us joint heirs with Jesus. Then afterward we live everyday in the awareness of His blessings throughout the days of our life, until our final and finest day comes when we enter into His presence forever.
It is no wonder that God’s love is the theme of so many songs, poems, and sermons. It is the first thing we teach our children and the last thing on our mind when we are at death’s door. The knowledge and experience of God’s unfailing, undeserved, unending love keeps us going through the toughest times . It is no wonder that the songwriters say so much about it. Living in the light of His love puts a song in your heart. It is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell and should be on our minds all the day long. — HDS
