Bible Verses on Love

It is our sincere desire that as you read these inspirational bible verses, you would be uplifted and your love for our Lord Jesus Christ would be deepened. Our Love For God Prepares Us For Service Read John 21:15-17 Peter knew that he had let Jesus down by denying him three time prior to the Crucifixion. But Peter also knew that Jesus had forgiven him. So Jesus tested Peter by asking him the searching question, "Do you love me?" three times. Peter's response to Jesus' questions in the original language of the text. When Jesus posed the question, he had basically asked, "Peter, do you love me with a sacrifical, commited love?" Peter, however, responded with a different word for "love" than Jesus had suggested. Peter essentially said, "Lord, I like you. I love you as a friend." At least Peter was being honest. He told Jesud the truth about his commitment. Interestingly enough, Jesus still enlisted Peter in his service, to feed and care for his sheep.Jesus just wanted Peter to affirm his devotion to the Lord before giving him his directions for ministry. As this story implies, we must love God before we can serve him faithfully. Do you love God? Here are five ways to tell if you really love God and are growing in that love for him. 1. If You Love the Lord, You Will Long for Personnal Communion with Him. Can you relate to the words of the psalmist, "As the deer pants for streams of water, so I Llong for you, O God" (Psalm 42:1)? When you really love God, you will delight in praising and worshipping him. That is because your praise and worship will overflow from a heart filled with love for God. And this love will cause you to look forward to spending time with him and his people. 2. If You Love God, You Will Love The Things He Loves. We know what God loves by what he has declared in his Word, the Bible. So if you love God, you will love his Word. Bible study will not be drudgery, but a delight. 3. If You Love The Lord, You Will Hate What He Hates. As the Lord's Nature becomes your Nature, his likes and dislikes become your likes and dislikes. His outlook becomes your outlook. We know from his Word that he hates sin. If we love him, then we should also hate sin. 4. If You Love the Lord, You Will Long For His Return. Jesus described himself as a bridegroom.(Click Here to read Mark 2:19).His bride is the church-the body of believers (Click Here to Read Ephesians 5:23-29). When Jesus returns, he will be united with his bride. Therefore, if you love the Lord, you will long for His return as a bride and bridegroom long to be together. If You Love The Lord, You Will Keep His Commandments. Jesus says, "If you love me, obey my commandments" (John 14:15). That does not mean that you will never sin. Though it is impossible for any of us who love God to go on an endless course of sin, it is quite possible to fall into individual sins. But if we love god, we will repent of those sins and seek his forgiveness, and our lifestyle will conform to the truths we find in his Word. Do you love the Lord? Like Peter, you may be tempted to believe that you have no love for Jesus when you sin. Maybe you feel that God could never use you in his service again. Be honest with God, then start rebuilding that relationship by following the steps above. As you reaffirm your love for Him, God will open up opportunities for you to serve him and share that love with others. A committed heart leads to commited service. Go Back to Bible Verses On Love

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Love Verses John 21:15. When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do-with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes Lord, You know that I love you [that I have deep, instintive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Feed My Lambs, John 21:16. Again He said to him the second time, Simon son of God, do you love Me [with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes Lord, You know that I love you [that I have deep, instintive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Shepard (tend) My Sheep. John 21:17. He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with a deep, instinctive, personal affection for Me, as for a close freind]? Peter was grieved (was saddened and hurt) that He should ask him the third time. Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You [that I have a deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend].Jesus said to Him, Feed My Sheep. Back to message. Amplified Bible Mark 2:19. Jesus answered them. Can the wedding guests fast (abstain from food and drink) while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Back to message. Amplified Bible Ephesians 5:23. For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of [His] body. Ephesians 5:24. As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands. Ephesians 5:25. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, Ephesians 5:26. So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word. Ephesians 5:27. That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless]. Epesians 5:28. Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. Ephesians 5:29. For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church. Back to message. Amplified Bible While we look forward to the glories of heaven, one thing far outweighs them all: the fact that we will be able to spend eternity with Jesus. Dwight L. Moody once wrote, "It is not the jeweled walls and the pearly gates that are going to make heaven attractive. It is being with God." May that truth inspire you as you live out your life on this earth. Click any link below for more Inspirational Bible Verses!! God is Personal Why Would a Good God Send Anyone to Hell? Bible Verses on Love. Our Needs Must Come Last God is Loving and Just.

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