Thursday, September 24, 1998
Thursday, September 24, 1998
Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they
are strangers to you; they have testified to your love before the church. (3 John 1:5-6
NRSV)
A parent loves his or her children, but expects in return respect and companionship. A husband
loves his wife. He expects in return her fidelity, her emotional support, her physical intimacy.
When Christ loves, when God loves, however, He loves without condition. That is what agape
love is all about. John 3:16 sums it up as well as it can be summed up: GOD SO LOVED THE
WORLD.... Can you think of anything this world is hungrier for than love?
A lonely man once programmed his computer to write him love letters daily. He built a voice
system that would speak lovingly to him, but he remained lonely. Manufactured, controlled love
isn't love at all.
Yet that's the only love that many people ever experience. We all need to be in a loving Christian
church where we experience God's Agape love.
Prayer: Dear God, help me to be a better church member in sharing your agape love.
Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA