Read 2 Peter 1:7c
We are at our last characteristic which is charity. This is the word agape in the Greek which means God’s kind of love. It implies a love feast, which to me looks like a celebration of love. Websters defines it as the love of God for man ,or of man for his fellow men; an act of good will or affection; costliness. I love that last word - costliness. God’s love for us was so costly for him. He has had his heart broken over and over as he watches generations of people reject his love and kindness to us. He gave us his only begotten son and watched as we flayed him on the cross. He has reached out to a rebellious and wicked people only to have a remnant love him back and they many times did it half-heartedly. But, somehow he knew all this before he made us and still chose to love us because of a love so deep we can only touch. He knew that out of the multitude of people that would walk the earth a few would endure to the end to become the spotless bride that he made the world for. He loves us with an undying, forgiving, compassionate love that we can not totally comprehend. We are commanded to take that love and give it out to our fellow men. Love always displays itself in action so let’s pray that God will give us a way to display his love. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love!
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