Love appeals to mankind in ways nothing else can. It is the sum of every beautiful thing one is able to experience in life. Nations have gone to war because of it. Men have died in its pursuit and yet it remains to be that very quintessential piece of the human soul that amplifies every single joyous moment. Love can be maddening, wonderful, terrifying and magnificent all at the same time. You and I both know we need it. It makes us happy. I believe it's the reason we bother to interact with others--we want to love and feel loved. Maybe music was borne out of someone's desire to express love in ways other than just plain words or gestures--in which case, love just simply rocks.
I've been looking around a lot lately at how people tend to go about in search of love. We don't have to look very far to convince ourselves that love is a good thing. It's a very good thing, actually. We find that love has all the qualities of filling us up on the inside so that we feel whole and free. Many of us who are alone want to find someone to "complete" us. So we go on a frantic search for "the one," sometimes almost settling for whoever is willing to, maybe, change for us so that they fit the image we have of the ideal lover--in which case, we will most certainly soon discover that love requires a strength we don't have.
True love walked the earth more than 2000 years ago, in flesh and bones. He spoke healing, forgiveness, freedom, peace, and life into all of creation and the world was never the same again. It’s not that He has a lot of love to give; He didn’t just create love, He IS love--in all its soul-satisfying glory. Seek Jesus. He is the greatest love you will ever know.
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