Let’s take a few moments to review and sum everything up to this point.
1. Our purpose in life is to love God.
2. As this love develops, it becomes the most important thing in our lives. It is not supposed to be a little love; it is supposed to be a fiery, intense, passionate thing.
3. Our love for God can become an enduring masterpiece, a work of art.
4. Loving God is the path to freedom from the domination of the power of sin.
But how are we to grow in our love for God? We know we should love God with all our hearts but so often our hearts seem like stones. The truth of the matter is that our love for God can only come into existence in response to His love for us. “We love because He first loved us.” (1 Jn. 4.19 NASB)
In seeking holiness we should not seek for victory over a specific sin as much as we should seek for a deep revelation of the love of God. This revelation of God’s love will transform us as we fall ever more deeply in love with Him. If that sounds overly mystical, I would refer you to Romans 5.5. “For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” (NLB) The Holy Spirit is here to give us direct, personal experience of the love of God.
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