Supernatural Love

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

1 John 4:8

 

 

Today as the church gathered we were challenged to come up with one word that defined the word supernatural.

It was not as easy a task as you might think.

Then we set about trying to comprehend the phrase supernatural love and it became even more difficult to capture it with words.

Oh, I know what you’re thinking – supernatural love is the love the Father demonstrated

to us when He sent His Son to die on the cross for us.

Yes, but how is that supernatural love manifested in your daily life?

Ouch, that really is where the rubber meets the road.

Sometimes as believers I think we quote John 3:16 and live as if the part where it says

“…so loved the world…”

is meant only to be in the past tense.

God is love.

Yes, He so loved the world but He still does love the world.

Only today He wants the world to see that love through you and me.

Do they?

Can they?

You argue – “I’m not supernatural!”

You’re not?

I thought when we became born-again we became partakers of the divine nature.

He has given us all that we need to reflect that supernatural love in the earth.

The natural man wants to contend with the new creation we have become so we find ourselves torn.

But that struggle does not change the purposes of God for us.

We are to be His love manifested to others.

That includes, in our homes, in our workplaces, with friends, family and with our enemies.

You were good until that last part snuck in weren’t you?

It’s not natural to love our enemies, is it?

100% right!

It’s supernatural love.

You were separated from God.

You were His enemy.

He loved you, He did then and He does now.

But now that He has poured out His love into you He says –

Do for others what I have done for you!