Realization #05) God is LOVE …
Realization #05: God is an Essence that is all-Loving.
Of course, far more important than where God resides is the essence of His character; or the revelation of God’s Divine Nature. First of all, it is important to realize that, even though God rests within all that exists, it is not necessarily true that everything in existence accurately reflects God’s Love. Love demands the ability to choose, choice demands the possession of free will, and free will demands the occasional (if not even the frequent) departure from Love. In essence, even though God resides within us, we are not required to enliven that Love … It is a gift that must be embodied; not a given that must be endured.
“I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live.” ~ Deuteronomy 30:19
Secondly, while remaining vague with regards to any specific attributes of God, the Bible makes it very clear that God’s over-arching general nature is the embodiment of perfect Love …
“Whoever Loves another Lives in the Light, and in such a person there is no cause for stumbling … Everyone who Loves is Born of God and Knows God … If we Love one another, God Lives in us, and his Love is perfected in us … God is Love, and those who abide in Love abide in God, and God abides in them” ~ 1 John 2:10 & 1 John 4:7-16
Finally, and more importantly with regards to this article, God is immune from all evil and therefore tempts none of us to be selfish (“God cannot be tempted by evil and He himself tempts no one.” ~ James 1:13). He is not a God who effectuates pain, which causes dissension, but is rather a God of harmony (“For God is not a God of disorder but of Peace.” ~ 1 Corinthians 14:33). In fact, God is not the source of our life’s challenges at all, but rather is the source of the Love that enables us to give lovingly to others despite our difficulties …
“Every generous act of Giving, with every perfect Gift, is from Above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” ~ James 1:17
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