True Love

True Love

We read that God is love. (1 John 4:8 & 16)
We read that the love God has for the world is the reason He sent Jesus. (John 3:16)
We read that "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 (NASB 2020)

This is real love.
It is love that reaches out first.
It is love that risks rejection.

Love is perfected when it is reciprocated. God reached out in love though He knew that many would reject Him.

We often read that we are to love God, but if God coerced us, manipulated us, or forced us to love Him, our love would be no more than a sham. We might act loving when His eye was on us, but our hearts would be bitter and cold toward Him.

That we have the ability to reject Him--freedom to choose--is necessary for there to be a real love relationship between us and God.

That’s true love.