In a season where gift-giving becomes a tender expression of love, may we pause to recognize the greatest gift we’ve ever received—the gift of Love itself.
As 1 John 4:7-8 gently reminds us:
"My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: He sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him." The Message
When we fall in love with the God who loved us first, that love naturally overflows, touching the lives of others. It’s a love that transcends all gifts, for it is the essence of who God is—the purest, most profound gift of all, calling us to love in return.
In a season where gift-giving becomes a tender expression of love, may we pause to recognize the greatest gift we’ve ever received—the gift of Love itself.
As 1 John 4:7-8 gently reminds us:
"My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: He sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him." The Message
When we fall in love with the God who loved us first, that love naturally overflows, touching the lives of others. It’s a love that transcends all gifts, for it is the essence of who God is—the purest, most profound gift of all, calling us to love in return.