Compelled by Love
2 Corinthians 5:14 AMP
For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;
The love of God in us is a force that moves us into action. It is not passive, but active. The love of God pushes us out of ourselves. It motivates us to do things. To compel is to powerfully urge someone along a line of conduct. It is to convince someone; it is to make someone interested in something.
When someone does something great for us, we feel compelled to be grateful. We do good things out of gratitude for that person and for what they did for us. When Jesus died for us on the cross, He showed us the greatest act of love anyone could ever do, to lay down their life for someone else. Knowing that He died out of love for us, to save us, should automatically make us live our lives in eternal gratitude. That is the kind of love that compels us. It is the love that compelled Paul into living an apologetic life for God.
Paul had truly experienced the love of God in His life. Once we experience that same love, it is impossible to keep it to ourselves. The true love of God, experienced, transforms into the love of God, expressed. It is a love that is too wonderful to keep to ourselves. We have such good news to share that we have a burning desire to share it. The love of God is so great, so different than what we are used to in this chaotic world, that we feel compelled to share it with others. So why keep quiet when you need to share the story of this amazing love.
CONFESSION
Thank you, Jesus, for your amazing love
I am committed to sharing this love with others
Amen!
