You are Called to Share God's Love

When you hear that, as a follower of Jesus, you are called share God’s love, what comes to your mind?  Does it excite you? Scare you?  Do certain expectations come to your mind? A certain experience? 

Consider these words that Jesus said:

“And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.  The second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself.   No other commandment is greater than these.” – Mark 12: 30-31 

God’s heart of love is seen all through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.  The earth, and everything in it, was created from God’s love.   His design for how the world was to be was from love.  His response to sin is love.  His hope and future for eternity for all who believe is from love.  His heart for the lost is love.   Love is His being.  It is freely shared with us and for those who choose to receive Him.  Thinking of it this way, how easy is it for us to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength?   And the more we understand it, and know Him, how much does this love for Him increase? You look at someone like Paul, who lived a life of suffering and persecution, but found pure joy in following Christ and loving his people despite the challenges.  He found everything else to be “rubbish.”  It poured out from Him in every part of his life: through his words of truth and encouragement, in his letters, and his actions to others, even to those who opposed him.

Looking at the second half of the scripture from Mark, the love we receive from Him and also have for him is commanded to be poured out to those around us. I think of our love for God as a reservoir being filled and filled, so much that it bursts open and flows out to others.   The more we know and love Christ, the more we are filled by Him.  It becomes a natural outpouring of that love to others around us! It becomes more and more a part of our being, and our perspective changes.  It becomes less of an “act” to carry out, or criteria to meet, but just our lifestyle.    

So, how can you share God’s love?  Through acts of kindness, hospitality, and service? Through words of love, truth, and God’s Word? Through prayer or walking through forgiveness for someone?

My prayer as that as you read this, you realize the depth of love the Father has for you.  I pray that in your own relationships, there will be an outpouring of His love from you for people in the ways that will show Jesus to them.  If you don’t know what that looks like, just look at the Bible and how Jesus did it.  Then ask the Lord to guide you in your own life!  His love is abundant, free, and ready for all to receive!  Go share it!