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Beloved, let’s love one another; for love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.Everyone believes that love is important, but love is usually thought of as a feeling. In reality, love is a choice and an action, as 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 shows. God is the source of our love: He loved us enough to sacrifice his Son for us. Jesus is our example of what it means to love; everything he did in life and death was supremely loving. Holy Spirit gives us the power to love; He lives in our heart and makes us more and more like Christ. God’s love always involves a choice and an action, and our love should be like his. How well do you display your love for God in the choices you make and the actions you take?John says, “God is love,” not “Love is God.” Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right to sacrifice moral principles and others’ rights in order to obtain such “love.” But that isn’t real love; it is the exact opposite---selfishness.And God is not that kind of “love.” Real love is like God, who is holy, just, and perfect. If we truly know God, we will love as he does.--- Life Application Study Bible notesPRAYERDear Heavenly Father, I can’t describe Your love with mere mortal language; amazing love that is unspeakable, immeasurable, everlasting and boundless.I can’t be thankful enough for Your love that was proven through Christ’s death.Father, work through all we do to bring love in our lives, in the lives of others around us, and in the wider community we serve.May we be completely filled with Your love because without this love, we are nothing.May we be seen as people of love; not just of sentiment but of truth and mercy, so that we may witness to You faithfully.In Jesus’ name,Amen