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God Is Love, February 22
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:8
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“God is love.” His nature, His law, is love. It ever has been; it ever
will be....
Every manifestation of creative power is an expression of infinite
love.
It is through His power that summer and winter, seedtime and har-
vest, day and night, follow each other in their regular succession. It is by
His word that vegetation flourishes, that leaves appear, and the flowers
bloom. Every good thing we have, each ray of sunshine and shower of
rain, every morsel of food, every moment of life, is a gift of love.
The history of the great conflict between good and evil, from the
time it first began in heaven to the final overthrow of rebellion and the
total eradication of sin, is also a demonstration of God’s unchanging
love.
The gift of Christ reveals the Father’s heart.
God made to our world the wonderful gift of His only-begotten Son.
In the light of this act, it could never be said by the inhabitants of other
worlds that God could have done more than He did to show His love for
the children of men. He made a sacrifice that defies all computation.
Thousands have a false conception of God and His attributes. They
are as verily serving a false god as were the servants of Baal. Are
we worshiping the true God as He is revealed in His Word, in Christ,
in nature, or are we adoring some philosophical idol enshrined in His
place? God is a God of truth. Justice and mercy are the attributes of
His throne. He is a God of love, of pity and tender compassion. Thus
He is represented in His Son, our Saviour. He is a God of patience
and long-suffering. If such is the being whom we adore and to whose
character we are seeking to assimilate, we are worshiping the true God.
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