Since it's 2020, and since it's a round number, people try to make plans for this year or the next decade. But the Bible says it will end in disappointment. We were created in God's image because He is love. But we need to do it in unselfish ways. Many people can love selfishly, but God wants our testimony to the world and we can't do it in a selfish way.
The 1967 song "All You Need is Love" was written during the Hippie movement, which was anti-government and anti-Vietnam War. The Beatles definition of love was that only their version of love was acceptable, the way they did it. That's not true love. It's limited to certain groups of people. Also, love is not just being nice. You sometimes have to be harsh. You have to respect other people's points-of-view. You have to love people who are irritating and love those that are unlovable.
See Matthew 5:43-48. We need to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. The best use of this life is love. It should be our greatest ambition. We need to build relationships but we put off loving others and take our close relationships for granted. We do it because we know they'll be there. We cut down on giving. You can't build relationships without time and effort. We make excuses by saying we're caught up with work and life. Love lasts forever but everything else fades away: money car, clothes, etc.
When people are in their final days, people just want to be loved. The world deep down knows love is the most important thing. They just realize it too late. We will be evaluated on our love. Whenever we love others, we love Jesus. And yes, we can do things with selfish ambition, which is easy today with social media. However, the more time we spend on people, we realize how genuine love is. A mother gives up everything for her child. There's a lack of love in this world because there's a lack of time and focus on others.
Ephesians 5:2 tells us that the best time to love is now. Tell someone you love them and show it. Anything done without love is a waste of time. Recognize the necessity of love in your life.
Scott Worden (The L.A./Seoul Guy)
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