Love Changes the World

Since being in Trinidad, there seems to be a theme so far that the Lord is teaching me. Love changes everything. There was a tent crusade Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, where the theme was love. This morning in Church, the theme was being the salt and light to the world. One of the ways to do that is to love.

One of many things that I love about Trinidad, is the people. Trinidadians love. They love each other, the church, and most of all the Lord. Being surrounded by people who daily choose to love each other despite differences in culture or religion, makes a world of difference. They shine God's light so bright that it is contagious. You cannot help but to feel at home and feel like part of a family when in Trinidad. Can we Americans say as much? When entering a church, immediately you are greeting with hugs and kisses and welcomed into their church family. I often wonder how American churches have thrived with what seems to be only a few people who reach out and love those who come through the doors. Love will change the world. It will change the world for the better.

I sat down this morning with the special speaker. During this time, we talked about how much beauty the Lord has surrounded us with in this world. How God is so merciful and gracious enough that He sent His only Son to die on the cross so that we could have life, and live life abundantly! What if we truly acted upon this love? What if instead of worrying about what others will think, or how something will never work out, we decided to forget the petty things in the world? We are nothing but dirt. We have been given new life in Christ! The only thing that is worth living and dying for is Him!
We live in and for the Lord! We die for the Lord!

Romans 14:7-8, "For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's."

Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ; 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 for me."

Our life is no longer our own. It is our duty, it should be our passion, it is our calling to share the love of God with others! This is life!

This is love, that God sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved! (John 3:16-17) So because of this life and love, we are to shine our light before men so that all may see the good works that we are doing in Christ so that they will glorify God! (Matthew 5:16)

God is a loving God. Lost people of the world will know that we are Christians by our LOVE. Our love for the Lord should be so strong and bright that anyone who knows us, knows that we are different. That we are a people set apart. That they want the same love in their lives.

What a difference love makes! Love Changes the World!