1 John 4:12
1 John 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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The Bible states that no one has ever seen the true form of God in His glory. Nonetheless, God has put eternity in the hearts of men. He also put the knowledge of His existence in everything we see around us. They remind us that there is a Maker – a Creator – and in as much as atheists argue the existence of God, that’s a slippery path leading nowhere but “destructoville”. One way we know to experience the reality of God as described in the Scriptures, is that we manifest love. God is love and whoever lives in love would have seen God in a manner of speaking. Love is divine. It’s one of the most difficult possibilities for the fallen man. Jesus didn’t leave us with many commands, but one of the most important to note is the command to love each other. Love is not limited to the feelings of bliss and hemorrhage of emotions we express only when the next person is pleasant to us. Love is hard work and we must engage the strength of God to even walk this path. For God to abide in us, we must love one another. It takes practice to love and perfect love. With God’s help, however, love is possible as long as we allow the Spirit dwell in us and entirely lead us on every matter.
Dear Heavenly Father, You are the fountain of love that flows in me. I know how difficult it can be to love those who hurt me and those who hate me. Nonetheless, I know You know that too, and yet You command me to love them. Knowing this, I'm certain that You will help me fulfill this command. Please help me ward off every bad mindset and negative inspiration hindering me from allowing love flow out of the abundance of Your supply in me. Give me the heart of forgiveness to always let go of offence and allow Your divine nature to find rest and expression through me. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Romans 8:39
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.