Dear
friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves
has been born of God and knows God…because God is love.
1 John 4:7-8
Good morning ladies. How
about it—are not these truths we are stacking one upon the other this week increasing
your joy? I’m loving it. And speaking of love, let’s dig a little deeper into
its true nature. Yesterday we talked about the lavish love of God, so lavish
that we should be called children. Even more basic however is Truth #4: God
is love.
Did you catch that? God is love. Love saturates His
character—true, pure love. To adequately define it is way beyond me. To
understand it, well I get what Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, is saying: “I could more easily contain
Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of
God.”
This much I have figured out
though: I am compelled to love others because God, Who is Love, is in me. My
loving others then, so they can see Him, will bring His love full circle back
to Him, bringing glory to He Who is love.
Remember Carolyne from
yesterday? When Carolyne finished her schooling, she married Samuel and the two
of them opened a store. She funneled what she could of the profits to the
Rescue school to help with the necessities. Girls fearing FGM soon knew to come
into her store for wise counsel. This made the Masai men angry, to the point of
threatening Carolyne’s life. She and her family are in the US on asylum.
But she continues to do what
she can. She and Jennifer and Allison were able to travel to the school in
Kenya last year to spend time with the girls and assess their needs. And you,
you can jump into this circle of love with Carolyne. Visit Kenyan GIRLS Rescue
Program on facebook and see for yourself. Full sponsorship is the greatest
need; books or clothing are good options. Call Cassie at 903-525-1186 to find
out how you can help.
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we ought to love
one another (1John 4:11).
Nancy P
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