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God Loves You!
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by Susan Lavigne
or me, the best part of the TV series, Touched by
that His greatest commandment for us as believers is
An Angel, is the episode when the angel is telling
to LOVE.
the main character in the story “God loves you.”
In Matthew 22:37-39, “Jesus tells us, ‘You must
I do not think we are reminded often enough of God’s
love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your
love for us, especially when we are going through an
soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest
extremely difficult time or reflecting on a failure in life.
commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love
The great news is that, unlike our culture, where we
your neighbor as yourself.’”
feel we are only “loved” for our performance, God is
We are to be God’s witnesses to this world by the love we show to one another.
Love (1 John 4:8) and His Love
As a favorite hymn says,
for us is unconditional. Think of a mother’s
“They will know we are
love for her child,
Christians by our love.”
which is always
Remember the
present despite
verses in 1 John 4:7-8:
any negative
“Dear friends, let us
circumstances
continue to love one another, for love comes
in the child’s life.
from God. Anyone who
Romans 8:38-39
loves is a child of God and
tells us, “And I am
knows God. But anyone who
convinced that nothing can ever
does not love does not know God,
separate us from God’s Love.” And just in case you were not convinced, God’s Word gives us an extensive list of how He loves us in the verses that follow. God loves you! Let that settle in your heart. God
for God is love.” How will I really know if I am walking in God’s love? Well, my behavior should mirror 1 Corinthians Chapter 13. “Love is patient and kind…
loves you! Repeat it over and over again in your head!
it keeps no record of being wronged. Love never gives
Look in the mirror and tell yourself, “God loves me!”
up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures
Then, just for added effect, say, “God loves ME!” Now,
through every circumstance.”
say it like you mean it. It’s not silly. Wow, how does
Yes, “Three things will last forever—faith, hope,
it feel? What you are doing is speaking the truth of
and love—and the greatest of these is LOVE” (1
God’s Word (John 3:16).
Corinthians 13:13).
God loves us, we could love others better. Remember
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About The Author
I truly believe that if we only realized how much Susan Lavigne attends Cornerstone Church. She is a Christian speaker and songwriter. Feel free to contact her at susanclavigne@gmail.com.
