Advent, Advent 2020

Advent: Love

Yesterday, we lit the fourth Advent candle, the candle of love. In the Bible, love is not a feeling so much as it is an action. It is not so much a sentiment as it is a saving act. Those who love seek the welfare of others. Christmas is the story of God’s love for us. John put it this way in his first letter, “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him” (1 John 4:9).

Key verses about love:

  • “Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD” – Leviticus 19:18.
  • “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” – Deuteronomy 6:5.
  • “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments” – Deuteronomy 7:12.
  • “Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies” – Psalm 36:5.
  • “The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing” – Zephaniah 3:17.
  • “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” – Luke 6:27.
  • “For God so loved teh world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” – John 3:16.
  • “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” – John 13:34.
  • “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” – Romans 5:8.
  • “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love” – 1 Corinthians 13:13.
  • “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love” – Ephesians 4:2.
  • “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” – 1 Peter 4:8.
  • “This is love not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” – 1 John 4:10.

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