God is love. I believe this! 1 John 4:8 states, “He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.” God is love! This is a short, but very powerful statement. I might describe a person by saying, “That person is full of zeal,” or “This person is crazy about the Beatles.” But to say someone is love is huge!
Because God is love and He’s full of mercy and grace, He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for sinners. We have all sinned against our Holy, righteous and just God. We have all broken the Ten Commandments at one time or another.
So how should we respond to God’s amazing love? We should accept His love by asking God to forgive us of our sins, forsake (turn away from) our sins and trust in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We should surrender completely to Jesus. We should listen to our Good Shepherd. Jesus said, “they shall hear my voice.” (John 10:16)