The Love of God!

“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. 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 4:9-10 NIV

Nobody has greater love than God’s love that is around us. This is because God hated the world, but loved every single one of us SO much, that He sent His Son into the world as an image of Himself (Colossians 1:15-17) to crucify Himself on the Cross as an atonement of our sins; to cut away every sinful nature within us (see Colossians 2:13-15), so that we could become the righteousness of God. This is because we are actually the children of God (see 1 John 3:1); but because of the world, we became sinners, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23):  

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:24-25)

This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. (1 John 4:13) God, our heavenly Father and Creator (1 Corinthians 8:6) poured His Spirit into us due to His steadfast love (Romans 5:5), as our guidance/advocate/friend to help us in the walk with the Lord:

If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do NOT give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:15-17,26-27)

So that we could keep doing the will of God until the end of age, and be holy before Him to enter the kingdom of God (see 1 Peter 1:13-16), for it is our ETERNAL HOME (see Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1):

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who DOES the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ (Matthew 7:21-23)

Hence, let’s REALLY abide in the Holy Spirit and live like what Galatians 2:19-20 state: “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me,” in order to do the will of God, for our eternal home is waiting for us:

Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. (Galatians 6:8-10)