The Rake

I’ve been thwapped by a rake of understanding love better.

I’ll illustrate this by those who deliver fun birthday cakes or pretty flowers. Man, whatta job!! Think about it. They did not have to bake the cake, or plant, pick, and trim the flowers, yet they are the deliverers of such happiness.

It’s like saying, “Kids, Grampa and Gramma are taking us to DISNEY WORLD!” Delivering that news is so great because the work of travel plans, accommodations and finances have already been done. I get to deliver the good news. Hmmm, let’s see.

7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. (1 John 4: 7, 11-12 NLT)

Love is just like the delivered birthday cakes and flowers. Even though we hear and say, “I give my love to ______,” we are not the bakers or gardeners of love.

When you see it through the eyes of 1 John 4:11-12, you see that we are not creators, but deliverers of love. God’s love is brought to full expression in us. I can see now that the pressure to come up with love is not on me. God has taken care of that. We need to be in conversation with God to know the love He is giving us to deliver. In essence, delivering love is an act of obedience and often filled with joy. Imagine, God creates love for your kids and you get to deliver it? Or perhaps God has partnered with you to bring love to your spouse? And like those delivery people, we must take great care of that love. Deliverers would not fling the cake in the van or stuff the flowers under the seat. So, take care of God’s precious cargo and make sure His love is delivered through you.