Love
is when you think of others instead of yourself. You put the needs of others
before your own. You serve others and do everything you can to make them happy.
“...love your neighbor as yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18, NIV)
In
this life we think only of ourselves. To think of others means we’d have to change
the way we live our lives. This change is called laying down your life. “Greater
love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John
15:13, NIV)
“Love
is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with
the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
(1 Corinthians 13: 4-7, NIV)
The Kingdom of God
on Earth
The
Kingdom of God is about love. “God is love.” (1 John 4:16, NIV)
If
we adopt God’s quality of love then we adopt the Kingdom of God. Meaning if we
love one another and think only of each other, we will have heaven on earth. The
earth will change from being a place of self-reception to being a place of love
and bestowal.
As
Jesus prayed, “...your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven.” (Matthew 6:10, NIV)
