God’s destination, our journey (Part 7)
February 23, 2012
The most essential ingredient of our journey: Love
Love is another essential quality in the journey that God has laid out for us. When the Apostle Paul was writing to the Corinthian church in his first letter, he reminded that that out of these three, faith, hope and love, love is the most important quality we can have in the Christian life. (v. 13:13)
One day faith and hope will be no more. One day we will see God and experience His promises for resurrection, eternal life and heaven. But love, love will go on for eternity, because love has to do with relationships. One day in heaven, when the things of this world become a faint memory, we will continue to love God and love one another.
We discover the quality of love as we abide in the True Vine Jesus. Jesus invites us to “abide” in Him that we may bear much fruit. And the primary fruit that God desires to produce in us in this journey called life is our “love for one another.” (John 15). So let us “abide in His love” that we may discover the fullness of His joy in us. This is what makes the journey meaningful and the destination glorious.
