Dear friend,
No doubt it is love that this present world is found wanting. Not that there are no claims made that love is very much alive around us. Just listen to the songs sung by pop stars and you will discover in the lyrics of their songs all kinds of themes on love. Many humanitarian efforts to relieve the many suffering victims of natural disasters and of wars are deemed to be acts of love. So, it is claimed that love is very much alive all around us.
But upon closer examination we also discover that in the midst of all these so called acts of love, there are many related activities which are totally acts of selfishness and lusts. We read of the abuse of funds by aid workers, or what some called "professional beggars". Then there are the peace-keepers who victimize those whom they are suppose to protect. That our present world is still full of problems despite the many years of effort by the United Nations and other world organizations to resolve them show that love is still wanting.
To have the true love which will truly solves all our problems, the love of God must be acknowledged and appreciated. The birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, about 2000 years ago, is the appearance of the "kindness and love of God our Saviour." (Tit. 3:4) "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." (1Jo. 4:9, 10)
Look at how true Christians live in this world and you will see the love of God at work. If indeed every human being is a Christian, our world's problems would be solved. But, alas, not all who hear the Gospel of God's love believe, repent of sins and trust in Jesus Christ. They remain wicked and defiant against God. And God said that there shall be no peace to the wicked.
The birth of Jesus Christ is the coming of God in human flesh "that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil." (Heb. 2:14) In our flesh, Jesus took all the penalty of our sins and fulfill all righteousness on our behalf. Thus we experience the love of God and learn how to love God and man as we should.
Is your love-life with or without God?
Do read the Holy Scriptures for yourselves in the free Daily Light on Daily Path for this day at http://soshine.blogspot.com/2007/09/daily-light-on-daily-path-december.html#Dec25M.
lck
No comments:
Post a Comment