Ephesians 5:1

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children ~ Ephesians 5:1


I think automatically of the line, “Love conquers all.” It is not in the Bible specifically as that, but there are many verses that come close in meaning. Apparently, the words, “Love conquers all” comes originally from the phrase, “Love conquers all, let us all yield to love” which then became shortened to the phrase I began with. Romans 8:37 tells us we are more than conquers through him who loved us, and of course, we have the whole love chapter in 1 Corinthians 13. Wise words of how to love and what to avoid if we are to love with the purity of God is what we find there. Peter knew about the love of God! He had to live with the knowledge he had turned his back on his Saviour at a most crucial time, yet after the resurrection of Jesus, he was reinstated as someone who loved Jesus and whom Jesus loved in return. In his writing Peter wrote: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8). Hmmm, most certainly love does do that. Revenge and anger rise from not loving and forgiving, and these are qualities not from God, but of Satan. We cannot call ourselves children of a loving God if we do not love in return, for that is God’s example for us. He sent his only Son to die on the cross for us! Jesus took our eternal punishment in love! We are renewed by him because of his continual and constant love for us, though we do nothing nor can do anything to deserve it. We are his beloved children…so let us always look to God for guidance when others hurt us, or when we disagree, or when it seems that all is against us. Love…we are more than conquerors in Jesus, who loves us!

Pastor Julia

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