The Greatest, Is Love

   The greatest gift you can offer to anyone during Christmas, and every day of your life, is Love. The bible teach that God was motivated in Love, to give His only Son Jesus. In (John 3:16) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

  The greatest demonstration of God Love was done on the cross. In (Rom 5:8) "But demonstrates His own Love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. People during Christmas season are so concern to buy gift, and are willing to go in debt to purchase gift to someone. Yet, God's people are not willing to pay their debt by Loving Him, and genuine Love those He put around us. The store can only sell temporary gifts, that can only bring temporary happiness. But the store can not sell Love that will motivate anyone to give whether someone deserved or not.

 The greatest command is Love. When Jesus was asked which is the greatest command?. Jesus answered  in (Mt 22:37-40) " You shall Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind". [ This is the First and great commandment]. And the second is like it: "You shall Love your neighbor as yourself". [ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophet]. The Lord commanded His disciple to Love one another. In (John 13:34-35) "A new commandment I give you that you Love one another; as I Love you that you also Love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciple if you have Love one another.This Christmas season giving without Love is nothing, but emptiness of those who hearts are captivated to themselves. The truth is that we can not out give God, because He is Love.

 The greatest Fruit of the Spirit is Love. The Apostle Paul wrote in (1 Corinthian 13:13) "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but [ the greatest is Love]. Notice, that he didn't say the greatest is faith, or the greatest is hope. Why Love is the greatest? because I can have faith and hope, by expecting something in retur, but Love those not expect anything in return. It is possible to know all the mystery, It is possible to serve in ministry, It is possible to give food and clothe to the needed, but if this good deeds are not done motivated in Love, it is useless. Any one can give when circumstances are O.K., only when my neighbor appreciate all my efforts that I have done to help them. The Love will give unconditionally whether that person deserved or not. That is how God express His Love toward us, He didn't died on the cross because we were worthy.

 In (1 Corinthian 13:8) Love suffers long and is kind; Love does not envy; Love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity; but rejoices in the truth; bears all things,believes all things,hopes all things,endures all things. Love never fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. This is the reason why the church of Christ, are commanded to be fill with the Holy Spirit. The greatest fruit of the Spirit is Love, what will profit me to give a Christmas gift to someone, and deep in my heart desire evil to that person that was created in God image? It is possible to serve God in ministry, give tithe and offering, sing in the worship service, and not been able to fulfill God priority, which is giving Him a genuine demonstration of our Love to Him. All I am making is a sound of brass or a clanging cymbal.

 The greatest gift, Fruit of the Spirit, and command, is Love. In (1 John 4:18-20) There is no fear in Love, perfect Love cast out fear, because fear involve torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in Love. We Love Him because He First Loved us. This is the key verse: [ If some one says, "I Love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not Love his brother whom he has seen, how can he Love God whom he has not seem]? The epistle of John during the end time event, should be the most preachable epistle in all the church of Christ, because not only is the greatest commandment, but the key for a healthy relation with God and people. The priority of God's will, is not the sacrifices but our obedient. Samuel told Saul that obedient is better than sacrifices. The Lord Jesus respond to the question that was asked, that Love is the First and the greatest command. If you Love Him, you will obey His command. (John 14:15)

   Dear Friend:

 The only thing God ask, is your Love and obedient. He is the only reason for this season in the celebration of Christmas. You and I can go to any corner and ask for money to buy food for our stomach, but you and I can not go to a corner and ask for Love. Everyone will look at you and say that you are crazy, because is either they don't know what genuine Love is, or they never have it or they don't know how to Love someone. The only way you and I can Love unconditionally is by giving your life to Jesus. If you are not born again, you can not Love the way Jesus Love, until you ask him to come to your life, forgive you from all your sins and cleanse you and ask Him to be your Lord for ever. If you are a child of God, and the Lord has convicted you to come back to Him. Ask Him to Forgive you from all your sins and entered again into a loving relationship with Him.