ONE MONTH TO LIVE - DAY SIX (LOVE)

Today I got to experience love at its best!  I performed my 2nd wedding ceremony with Deve and Dylan today.  I couldn't believe the traffic in getting to the church today.  I nearly had a heart attack!  Toronto traffic kills me sometimes.  So sorry I was late....aaahhhh!

Anyways, back to "love".  Love is not sex.  In fact, this could be the furthest thing from love since sex outside of marriage is selfish and for personal gain.  This kind of love becomes destructive.  Look at all the relationships that happen out of physical attraction. 

The Bible says in 1 John 4:8 that "God is love".  So the question I ask is can people know what love is without knowing God?  Yes and no.  There are different kinds of love.  Eros, which is erotic or lustful love of the flesh which I talked about earlier.  Fileo which is brotherly love.  The highest form of love is agape love which is sacrificial and unconditional.  This is God's love for us.

Since God is love (agape), we cannot love unconditionally unless we know God.  That may be really hard to swallow for some.  Just like Jesus is the only way, truth and life and no one can come to the Father except through Jesus can sound exclusive and narrow.  It sure is!  But be sure and glad that there IS a way!

I love weddings!  It's like a big family reunion.  It's so great to see friends from different walks of life come together in one place.  I was telling my wife in the car ride back home from the wedding, that I am so blessed and consider it a huge privilege to be entrusted by God and people to officiate their weddings. 

This is one of the most significant events in a person's life and God has trusted me with this!  God thank you for your unfailing love!  Dylan and Deve, may God bless your marriage as you make Christ the foundation and let NOTHING separate you from God's unfailing and unconditional love.  Vancouver is a better city and the church is strengthened because of your love for God and for each other!