GODOLOGY, WEEK 6
“Before humans existed, the love of God burned within the society of the Trinity.” (p. 78)
The love of God is one of those characteristics of God that seems so simple, as the apostle John tells us “God is love.” Yet it is also a mystery and incredibly hard to fully wrap our minds around the fact that God does not just love, but is Himself pure and perfect love. Christian George is right when he points out, “We expect God’s love to be like our love – selfish” (p. 78). Now none of us like to think our love is selfish, but let’s face it: our love always has conditions attached to it. We feel good around them, he provides us “stuff,” she is really hot, and the list could go on for days. But love as God is and a display to us is unconditional, unwavering, and unstoppable. That’s why the cross is so central to everything God has and is doing for us: it is His greatest display of love! It pictures God as sacrificing His beloved to demonstrate His love for those of us who are far from Him. So let me ask you, since the Bible declares that God loved us before we ever loved Him, how important is it for us to understand and find joy in His love every day?
This weeks message relates a whole lot like brother Paul has mentioned about Gods love. Christian and BP both mention that Gods love is AGAPE love. Agape love in my own words, is love that is never ending, and is always strong. As I was reading along, I notice that fasting was a big deal back in the days of Jesus. And I wonder why don’t we fast? Fasting is important because we starve our body, but feast in Jesus. This may seem pointless, but it makes since once I read through Christians message.