Who Wrote The Book of Love?

Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all!  Whether you are single or married, or in between, on this day know that the love of the Lord is always available and will never fail you! There is so much love in this world that we live in, but you must know how to see it.  I see couples show their love all the time when they share an embrace in public, or in the way that they smile at each other.  There is love in the gentle breeze that surrounds you on warm day.  There is love in the warmth that touches you when the sun peeks out from around  a cloud on a day that is cold.  Look for love and you will find it all around you!

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18

One of the most important elements of love is forgiveness.  It is impossible to reach for love while holding a grudge.  So in order to receive God’s love, you must let go of those things that you keep you from receiving it.  Whether it’s  certain person or a certain group of people, if they have wronged you forgive them. True love is waiting so the sooner you do this, the better.

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8

I want to encourage you to love someone every chance that you get!  It can be as simple as giving a smile, or lending an ear.  It can be as easy as offering an encouraging word.  Understand that when you do those things, and the person on the receiving end is in need, it feels like a gentle breeze surrounding them on a warm day.  They may have had the world turn a cold shoulder on them, and here you come smiling and encouraging them, and making them feel like the sun is peeking out from around the dark clouds in their life.  Giving love to someone else can be one of the greatest gifts that you can give yourself! ( Let that sink in)

No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 4:12

I am sending out this Valentine to everyone today as an expression of God’s love.  I want each and every one who is reading this to know that God’s love is the greatest gift of all!  The Monotones sang the 1958 classic song, ‘Who Wrote the book of Love’.  The book of love that I have referenced today is the Bible, and it was written by many, and inspired by God.  I want to wish you all unlimited, unchanging and everlasting love, not just on this day, but every single day of your life.  If you did not receive a rose today, do not fear, just look in the mirror and you will find the most precious flower that God had a hand in making!  Happy Valentine’s Day, and remember:

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed