Love is from God
When we got married we chose a phrase from
1 John 4:7
for a theme. It is “Love is from God.” We had programs that had that
phrase on the front. To decorate our hall for our reception we cut out
big letters to stick on the wall behind the head table. Imagine our
surprise when we arrived to read, “God is love.” The bridesmaids, who
were tremendous in every way, said that was all they could come up
with. What did they think the extra letters were for? I can picture
the scene now, “Uh, God is from love? That doesn’t make any sense, but I
know this – God is love!” By the time we discovered it we were married
and couldn’t fire them!
We
have been married a while now and both these truths are precious to
us. “God is love.” We have experienced it and now once again we cling
to it as our maid of honour fights cancer. “Love is from God.” We have
experienced it and rejoiced in it as one of our bridesmaids married for
the first time at 50 years old. “God is love,” and “Love is from
God.” John goes on to say that the greatest way we experience God's
love is in knowing and walking with Jesus as our Saviour. Throughout
our living we can say, “So we have come to know and to believe the love
that God has for us.” God loves us, and he gives us love for each other
as husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters. We
are praying that in every area his love will be manifest this year at Harvest!
Roger