Reflection #2 on 'Alive in Love' by The Swift

I am alive in love,
A love that will never die. Jesus,
Your love is what keeps me alive.

Are you living in the love of Christ? In the song "Alive in Love," the group called The Swift declares that they are alive in love. Are you? Look at these verses:

"See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the LORD your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it" (Deuteronomy 30:15-16 NASB).

God was instructing the people of Israel as they went into the land He had prepared for them. He told them to first love Him and then to live in that love. How? By walking in His ways, keeping His commands, statues, and judgments.

Jesus said very much the same thing:

"Jesus answered and said to him, 'If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him'" (John 14:23 NASB).

To live in the love of Christ is to live out the love of Christ. Living in His love is not a feeling, it is a state of being. Living in the love of Christ is viewing the world, people and circumstances from His perspective. It involves reacting to situations in the way He would. Living in the love of Christ is more than just accepting that love, it is learning to practice that love.

Anyone who is married will understand what the group The Swift is saying. When you get married your world suddenly changes. You can no longer make all of your decisions based on just what is best for you, or how you feel. Now you have to consider your mate. What would they want to do? How would they react? Living in the love of Christ is much the same. I no longer rule my life, now I live by His love.

"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20 NASB)

.So, how about you? Are you living in the love of Christ? Are you walking in that love every day? Are you responding to others from its mercy? Are you speaking from its grace? Open the Bible and refresh your heart with His love, then walk it out. You are only truly alive when you are alive in His love.

-Suzy C.

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 30:15-16; John 14:23; Galatians 2:20



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