Luke 6:32‭-‬34 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.  And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.  And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.

In ancient Greek writings there were several words that described love: Key amongst them were

Eros (sensual love),

Phileo (friendly affection),

Storge (natural family affection),

Agapa (unconditional love)

Man never understood what LOVE really meant until Jesus came to open up AGAPE unto us and showed us what it is. Love to the natural man is sensual and desirous. The best form of love that the natural man can give is selfish and self-seeking at best. When someone tells you ‘I love you’, they are looking at their interest – what pleases them. You have some qualities that they desire, or they stand to gain some advantage from you. That affection they have for you will dissipate into thin air like vapor if you lost those qualities, or no longer provide them those advantages. That’s what man calls love: OUR SELF-INTEREST.

No wonder the divorce rates keep soaring every year. According to the most recent population and housing census, Ghana has over 500,000 divorces in 2021 alone. And this is for the ones that have been reported and captured. I won’t be surprised that the ones not reported will exceed the reported number. This is a worldwide phenomenon. In the USA, 39% of all marriages end in divorce according to recent CDC report.

Are you surprised by how people fall in love and fall out of love by a snap of the finger? Don’t be. The natural man cannot understand what love is, without God. And all believers must understand LOVE according to God’s definition of LOVE. Be blessed Child of God!

               GRACEFUL MORNING