“For God so loved the world, that h gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
The last of our spiritual body building core values is love. It would be difficult to share joy and encouragement without love. The title for the February study is “Love is a Verb.” As we look into our study and God’s Word, our core training will seem aerobic because it will be great for our hearts.
When we think of February, we often think of Valentine’s Day. It has become a day of great profits for card, flower and candy merchants. It’s a day set aside to express love. However, that type of love is translated from the Greek word philia—a friendly or brotherly love, or eros —a more intense passionate love. However, love from a spiritual perspective holds a much different meaning. God’s love is translated from the Greek word agape. This agape love—the love God has for mankind–is the love referred to in today’s verse. It is a love that made it possible for us to be saved from eternal punishment. The fact is, there is no greater love than the love of God.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray today for Gabriela Hernandez Martinez, one of this year’s recipients of the Cleo Pursell Foreign Student Scholarship, as she completes her studies at the Seminary of the Cross in Reynosa, Mexico. Pray also for her family—husband Uziel Martinez Camacho, also a seminary student, and their young daughter Regina.
Regina, daughter
