The Power of Love

Love is the only force that can both make and sustain the

Genesis Chapter Two in your relationship. Love is a spiritual catalyst that empowers Scriptures to deliver unto you the dividends of the promises of the Most High God. God made the true meaning and potency of this significant word very clear in Hosea 2:19-20 when He spoke to the children of Israel:

I will make you my wife forever, showing you righteousness and justice, unfailing love and compassion. I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as Lord (New Living Translation, emphasis mine).

The Book of Hosea is worthy of study on the subject of love. God used the life of His servant as a symbol to teach adulterous Israel a lesson in faithfulness towards Him. The prophet Hosea’s wife was a prostitute who was always going out to meet her lovers; and he had no choice but to love her still as she was. In fact, this was what happened to Hosea:

The LORD said to me, "Go, show love to your wife again, even though she loves another man and continually commits adultery. Likewise, the LORD loves the Israelites although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols."

So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley to purchase her.

Then I told her, "You must live with me many days; you must not commit adultery or have sexual intercourse with another man, and I also will wait for you."

For the Israelites must live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred fertility pillar, without ephod or idols.

Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the LORD their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the LORD in fear and receive his blessings in the future (Hosea 3:1-5, New English Translation).

This was to portray His own undying love for His own people who were steep in the worship of other gods instead of Him. Israel kept going out to those idols, and coming back to Him again; only to go back to those idols again, and then to come back to God – in a vicious cycle. But, again, God’s love was, is, ever unfailing, unflinching, relentless towards His chosen people. His love is everlasting, an enduring loyalty, rooted in an unswerving purpose to do good things to His own, including giving them Eden again. The chief characteristic of the love of God is a moral obligation for the general and total well-being of His own.

For Paul the apostle, love is “the law of Christ,” and it is supreme and sufficient (Galatians 5:14 and Galatians 6:2). Paul’s description of love in action includes acts of mercy, hospitality, avoiding revenge, restoring and supporting other people, kindness, forgiveness, encouragement, and withholding criticism. If this is evident in your relationship, then kudos to you; but if not, then you still have work to do.

The list is almost endless. In brief, love does no harm and never neglects doing good towards another unconditionally. This means that it is selfless. Love is God’s law.

This is what should exist between couples; and, if it does, it would naturally spread to others outside.

Chapter 13 of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is so popular in dealing with the subject of love. I’m sure you must be familiar with it, but let’s look at it again. From that chapter, we can see that with love comes the following:

©      Forgiveness towards your partner’s faults, whether they be past, present or future.

©      Patience with your partner, especially when he or she is most irritable.

©      Kindness, for love is an expression of selfless kindness towards your partner.

©      Love for truth, never to lie to your partner for any reason under the sun.

©      Love for justice. An adage says, “What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.” Love prompts you to treat your partner with equality.

©      Love for the best in your partner. In other words, you encourage your partner to be the best he or she can be through constant praises whenever they do something or achieve something.

©      Loyalty at any cost. This is what will keep your future home secure. In other words, it ensures security of both partners, since neither of you would want to hurt the other’s feelings intentionally.

©      Belief in your partner, no matter what.

In view of the above, love does not allow for jealousy, envy, pride, a haughty spirit, selfishness, rudeness, a demand for one’s own way, irritability or grudges. The more therefore you can build up your love bank with these words and actions towards each other as you date, and towards God as you continue in fellowship with Him, the more the life in Eden before Genesis Chapter Three is reachable.

Until I come your way again before the end of the week, do leave your comments and questions and I'll certainly reach out to you. And thanks for always checking in. More blessings!