Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

Our society is preoccupied with love. Hollywood movies and the songs on the radio all deal with love and show their version of it. We use the word "love" in our everyday language: "I love that shirt!" or "I love how your hair looks like that!" [I do this all the time!] We overuse this word, and oftentimes, it loses its value.A boyfriend will tell his girlfriend very early on that he loves her (and then they end up breaking up shortly after). A couple says their vows, and then get divorced a few years later because they "fell out of love". I think that there is a distortion and a cheapening of the meaning of true love.  I want to share with you about the truest love there is...

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A groom pursues his bride. He pursues her, showing her that she is the object of his affection, that he is intrigued by her, that he loves her. He pursues her, showing he cares for her, wants to know her better, and enjoys her company. When a guy pursues a girl, she then has the confidence of knowing that she is sought after and longed for. 

God is like the groom. In the same way, God is pursuing you. He is seeking you out, showing you and telling you He loves you and wants a relationship with you.

God loves us so much, that He sent Jesus to die in our place because He wants a relationship with you (John3:16, Romans 5:8). 

It's amazing to think that the God of the universe, the Creator of all things, could love us that much and want a relationship with us.

Jeremiah 31:3 says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."



When a guy dates a girl, a piece of her heart is given to him, as well as her time and her emotions.
But God doesn't just want a little piece of your heart...He wants all of you. He wants to be the Lord of your life.

However,  God is quite the gentleman. He stands at the door and knocks. He waits to be let into your heart. (Revelation 3:20). 


A relationship is a two-way street. Both people have to be committed to one another for a relationship to work. Time has to be spent with one another, and there must not be anyone else.

In the same way, God wants a relationship with you...but you have to want it too. You have to spend time with Him daily (like through prayer and reading His word, the Bible) in order for your relationship to deepen. There must not be anything or anyone hindering your relationship with God- God must be #1 in your life first and foremost.

Matthew 22:36-37 says, " 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' Jesus replied, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment."

Then Jesus told us what the second greatest commandment is: to love others as ourselves.

Matthew 20:28 says, "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." 


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Just as a bride is confident in knowing her groom loves her, we too can rest assured, be confident, and secure, because we know that God is pursuing us and that He loves us. 

Question is: Are you willing to open the door of your heart to Him and let Him reign in your life?

I can guarantee you this: His love is the truest love there is, and you will never regret your decision to say "yes" to Him.