I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.
John 13:34-35
Love
Our love depends on the receiver of the love. Let a thousand people pass before us, and we will not feel the same about each. Our love will be regulated by their appearance, by their personalities. Even when we find a few people we like, our feelings will fluctuate. How they treat us will affect how we love them. The receiver regulates our love.
Not so with the love of God. We have no thermostatic impact on his love for us. The love of God is born from within him, not from what he finds in us. His love is uncaused and spontaneous.
Does he love us because of our goodness? Because of our kindness? Because of our great faith? No, he loves us because of his goodness, kindness, and great faith.
This is a section from Max Lucado’s “God’s Promises for You.” I wanted to share it with you not only because we are going over love in our Main Thing bible study but because we just loved kids for an entire summer and it applies so much. Our job and purpose for being at camp this summer looked at that first sentence and completely threw it out the window. Even when children acted up...misbehaved…were defiant and completely disregarded what you were saying sometimes, your love remained constant. Thank you for showing Christ’s consistent, steadfast, and unwavering love to children who experience so much fluctuation.
Can't wait to see you all soon! Recruiting is coming up soon!
