Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
1 John 4:8
We all recognize, especially in this season of Christmas giving, John 3:16 ~
“For God so loved that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
For so many, Christmas can be a very lonely time. Being separated from family and having no real relationships prompts people to isolate, even though isolation simply highlights aloneness. The promise of the Father was to set the lonely in families, Ps . 68:6.
God is first and foremost a Father who has adopted many sons and daughters. While they all do not share the blood of common natural parents, they do share in something far greater when accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
God Almighty is the one who defines Fatherhood. All creation takes its name and nature from Him as a Father. Earthly man may have failed in their duty to represent Him faithfully, yet He remains faithful to His name and nature.
God is love, and it is the intensity of His love that desires for all mankind to come into a saving knowledge of the gift He has given.
Christmas gives us a wonderful season to let His light shine through us in ways that we may have neglected throughout the year. The act of giving is highlighted in many ministries and community outreaches. We see the need of man growing greater with each passing day. As believers, we know Jesus is the answer to man's heart condition, and our willingness to give of ourselves to the lives of others meets the natural needs that open hearts.
As we walk through this month, celebrating the wonders of our Father and all that Family has given to us, let us be mindful of all around us who may not be experiencing these things and be Jesus to them.
“……For as He is so are we in this world…” 1 John 4:17