Wondrous Love of Heaven

August 24

Love. There have been many poems written with love as their theme. Many a novel has had love as at least one component of the sub plots that have been woven into the tale the author was weaving. Love propels much of our action and much of our conversation in every-day life.

We are captured by the notion we have of what love is. Some of us may not have a clue as to the true nature of love. For some of us, love is oriented totally around our ‘selfhood.’ We cannot begin to fathom the depth and breadth of love for we do not know the One who says, “Love is of God” I John 4:7.

If love is of a certainty, ‘of God,’ then it must follow that any emotion that does not spring from His heart is a mere counterfeit of the true love He extends to those who embrace Jesus to their hearts. If we have allowed the Lord to occupy the throne room of our lives, our heart, the dictates from that chamber will evidence His values, His will, His love.

I Peter 1:8 says, “You love Him, though you have not seen Him, and though not seeing Him now, you believe in Him.” This conveys the reality that the love of Christ does not originate in our understanding, in our ability to ‘see’ His will or His purpose, but in our faith. When we take that wonderful step of salvation, the wondrous love of Heaven flows into us, and flows to others through us.