God is Love (1 John 4:8)

1 John 3 (The Message)

1 What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.
2-3But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.

For God so loved the worldme that He Gave His only begotten Son, that if I would believe in Him, I would not perish, but would have everlasting life. For God, did not send His Son to me to condemn me, but that I through Him, might be saved (John 3:16, 17)

14-15
The way we know we've been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don't go together.
16-17
This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.
When We Practice Real Love
18-20
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
21-24
And friends, once that's taken care of and we're no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we're bold and free before God! We're able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we're doing what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God's command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us. (1 John 3:14-24 - Message)

Because of God's love, I will suffer long and be kind and I will not envy, will not parade myself and will not let myself be puffed up nor will I behave rudely, nor look out only for my own best interest, I will not be easily provoked, or think evil about others, I will not rejoice in iniquity, but will rejoice in the truth ..will bear all things and believe all things and endure all things (1 corinithinas 13:4-8).

Let there be light! Let there be love!

God's love is the final word.

Peace and blessing
Vaughevan