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One of the most vivid characteristics of our Lord is that he is “a God of love.” The Old Testament Prophet David stated that God was “full of faithful love.”
David wrote: (Psalms 103:8), “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His faithful love toward those who fear Him” (Psalms 103:11). And, he also wrote: “As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him” (Psalms 103:13). I love this Davidic verse: “… from eternity to eternity the LORD’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him” (Psalms 103:17).
We must understand that our Lord is love. Love is not merely one of His attributes. It is God’s very nature. The Bible says: “And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him” (1 John 4:16).
But one of the most remarkable things about God’s love is that He loved us first. We did nothing to warrant God’s love. He loved us even before we were born. “We love because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
Larry Fitzgerald
Woodlawn church of Christ
Abilene, TX