The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 December 2025 – Love Explained And Exemplified
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TOPIC: Love Explained And Exemplified
READ: 1 John 4:7-21 (KJV)
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
THE MESSAGE:
The most profound definition of love is found here. It says GOD IS LOVE. There are many virtues we talk about but none equals God, save love. No wonder Paul, in writing to the Galatians, says the fruit of the Spirit is love. Therefore, no man can be termed godly or spiritual who does not possess love. John said the gift of God’s only begotten Son, Jesus, as an appeasement, was provoked by the love that God has for us. The example here is that God gave His best to secure our redemption.
It is expected that we give our best to ensure that everyone around us is reconciled to his/her Maker. While it is lawful to give gifts to men and meet their material needs; we must say that the authenticity and power of our love is demonstrated in our investments to have others saved from darkness to light.
PRAYER: Lord, refine me by Your love and cause me to be defined by it, Amen!
