Love Is Easy -- How is This So?

Refer back to the apostle John's first epistle:

"Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

"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." (1 John 4:15-16)

"God is love" He is not an impersonal force, but a Person infinitely interested in us, working through us, doing great things that we release by faith:

"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (Philippians 2: 12-13)

Therefore, this Love working is us emboldens to anything that He calls us to do:

"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." (1 John 4: 17)

"As He is, so are we" -- He is love! Therefore, as you walk in faith, you radiate His love!

Again, what prompts this love to flow through us?

"We love him, because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19) The original text does not contain the word "him". In truth, we love -- PERIOD -- because He first loved us!

So, do not try to love. Trying in your own might only precipitates a fall from grace, the very power by which we can do all things.

"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." (Galatians 5:4)

Our hearts are established by grace ( Hebrews 13: 9), we do not do anything more in order to supplement the Finished Work of Jesus Christ in our lives!