It's Valentine's Day, a day to celebrate love. Why is love worth celebrating?
Jesus gave his disciples a new command: Love one another, even as he loved them.
When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus gave two: Love God, love people.
In his first letter, the Apostle John actually says that God is love (1 John 4:7-8).
Paul talks about how love is more important than lots of other expressions of the faith. In his "love chapter," Paul describes how love behaves. Then he speaks of the highest Christian virtues saying, "Faith, hope, and love--these three remain. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13)
The Old Testament is full of love as well. Psalm 136 says 26 times in 26 verses, "His love endures forever."
So, yeah, love is a big deal. We need to give it and we need to receive it.
May you receive his love and may it overflow to those around you.
Happy Valentine's Day!
