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I'm thinking today of 1 John 4 19. It says very simply, we love because He first loved us.

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Here is a statement that's loaded with meaning. Were we even able to love before we were loved?

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His love makes it possible for us to love. He showed us how and

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becomes our motivation to do so. He makes it safe for us to do so.

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Because whatever happens to us, we know where we're going,

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we know that He has us firmly in hand and He's taking care of us. That is to say, if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior,

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if you've received the salvation that He paid for, if you haven't, do so now. Commit your life to the Lord and then love

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because He first loved us. The list goes on of available resources that come out of the fact that He loves us.

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It's validating. Who you are, your personhood, you may be a little different, a little odd,

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but it's okay because it's who God made you to be. At the same time, we follow our Lord

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faithfully and honorably as He leads us and directs us.

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So we don't do things that we think are part of our personality that don't honor our Lord,

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but He loves us and because He loves us, we too can love.

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