Friends,
A child loves innocently. It is all heart ... no head. There is no real thinking about their love, they just do it. It is beautiful and precious and wonderful.
Yet there is something missing, isn't there? An adult's love is richer, more complex and more substantive. Yes, there is an emotional component, but it is strengthened by a thoughtful, even rational component. In its full expression, love is willful, possessing the benefit of judgment, maturity, experience and balance.
Philippians 1:9 [NKJV]
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
In this verse, Paul is encouraging Christians to grow in love. It is evidence that we are becoming more Christ-like.
Jesus loved the Father.
His love was deep and genuine at every level.
He certainly had affection for the Father. He had a childlike adoration of His Father. He had a deep intimacy with the Father, too. He had a mature companionship with the Father. He had an unshakable friendship with the Father.
These are not the attributes of a shallow, purely emotional love. Rather these are the characteristics of a mature and enduring and reasoned love. Such a love is impossible without a knowledge of the beloved.
The question today is this. How well do you know the LORD?
Not how much do you know about Him, or how long have you known Him.
How well do you know the LORD?
Be encouraged, Jose
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