W. Frank Walton
06/07/10
“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma” (Eph 5:1-2).
Love is redemptive goodwill. It is the essence of God’s eternal nature (1 Jn 4:8), and knowing it by obedience to the gospel of His grace is life’s greatest privilege. ”See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are” (1 Jn 3:1).
We can be a channel of blessing to others, if we allow Christ’s love to flow through us (1 Pet 1:22). A Christian can show the world that His love is the most powerful and wonderful force in the universe for good, if He has truly saved us and changed us (Jn 17:20-26).
“…that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God” (Eph 3:17-19).