Attributes of God - God is Loving

For each of us, the word love is a noun or a verb.  As a noun, love is a feeling of affection toward an object or being.  As a verb, to love means to express this feeling of affection.  In the case of God, love means much more.  The Bible says that God is Love.  This is of course not true in the literal sense, but the attitude, emotion and act of love is so much a part of the character of God that is impossible to express the nature of God without mentioning love.

Unfortunately, the world's skewed understanding of love has indelibly stained our perception.  We use a lot of in a flippant, casual way.

“I love that dress.”

“I love french fries.”

To apply the word love to something temporary and transient is to dramatically minimize its power.  Though none of the other lyrics are terribly meaningful, a famous song from the 1960s sums up the concept of love quite nicely.

“Love, love, love; love is all you need.”

If God is indeed love, this couldn't be more true.