[NFBF-Melbourne] WEEKEND DEVOTIONAL: "HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WEEKEND"

[Dr. Joyce Taylor]

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

 

"If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you."

 

God, thank you for being my FOREVER Valentine!

 

DEVOTION (It deserves to be repeated)

 

Valentine's Day Is for Love

 

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."

1 John 4:8

 

We often think of Valentine's Day as the day for couples to show their love
to one another, but rarely do we use the day to remind us of God's unmatched
love for us, His children. For many single people, Valentine's Day can be a
bitter reminder of their singleness and desire for a relationship. Luckily,
God doesn't leave anyone, single or in a relationship, out of His unending
love and grace.

 

In 1 John 4:8, the author says, "Whoever does not love does not know God,
because God is love."

 

God is love itself. We wouldn't have any conception of "love" at all if it
weren't for God, the definition of love.

 

God further defines love in the classic 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 passage that
reads, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is
not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

 

God describes love in this way, and then tells us that He is love. This
further emphasizes that God himself is all of these things.

 

God is patient and kind. He keeps no record of wrongs. He always protects,
always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. God's love is a perfect
love that no one on earth could ever emulate.

 

We often read this 1 Corinthians passage near Valentine's Day or at weddings
to remind us what love should look like, but God is the perfect
demonstration of it.

 

John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life."

 

He gave up His only son for us. He gave us eternal life because of His great
and unmatched love for each of us.

 

The theologian C.S. Lewis once said, "He died not for men, but for each man.
If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less."

 

God loves you so much. If you were the only one on earth He still would have
sent His son for you.

 

So this Valentine's Day, remember to set your sights not just on earthly
relationships, but on the God above who loves far more fully and abundantly
than we could ever imagine.

 

EVERY DAY, GOD IS LOVE; THEREFORE, LOVE IS OF GOD - GOD DEMANDS IT FROM
US!!!

 

 

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