Pure Love

There’s a serious pursuit for pure things today! We know foods with less preservatives and fillers are healthier, and more organic cleaning products are safer. The most diligent effort, however, goes to the quest for pure chocolate! Oh, yes!

Pure love – what does it look like? In his first letter to Timothy, Paul writes about the relationship between Christ and the manifestation of love in the Christian’s life. “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:5). It is God’s unconditional and pure love we know firsthand through Christ Jesus. Hence, we are compelled to love others deeply in and by His grace. Did you know love is the only debt we owe to others? Romans 13:8 says, “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” It’s the purest of heart, conscience, and faith when we love others. Also, it’s the mark of a true disciple of Christ – the love we “have love for one another.” (John 13:35). Seeking pure things is a good, but let’s not neglect the greatest of purities in our pursuit: love with abandon as The Father did when He abandoned heaven for the cross for the sake of redeeming you and me. Pursue it … pure love.