We Love Because...

1 John 4:19 says "We love because He first loved us." "He" is God and "we" is us. It was A.W. Tozer who spoke of God always being previous, that He, in His "prevenient grace" as it is called, moves us before we can ever make a move towards Him. Before we can think a right thought about Him He must do a secret, inner work in us to give us the desire to think that thought. While it boggles the mind, it also blesses the heart to know God is sovereign and we are not. He banishes all that is not love to a place where it cannot hinder the child of God and frees us to express ourselves to Him and others in ways that bless. Think about that the next time you are tempted to say or do something unloving or unkind. Jesus has first loved us, therefore those in Christ are enabled and empowered to love. Practice it. You'll love it and Him and us.