It All Comes Down to Love

Today, on Valentine's Day, we should remember the greatest love every shown by anyone. That is the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who suffered in Gethsemane and died on Calvary so we could be saved and live forever with our Heavenly Father someday. John 15:13-14--"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." John 3:16--"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." As stated in "The Living Christ", "We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles-- that Jesus is the Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son." The love we feel for others is a small part of the love He feels for us. As we strive to become perfected in Him, we can realize that the ultimate goal is to have His love in our hearts for everyone around us and for God. Charity is the ultimate goal. Colossians 3:14--"And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." Love is the reason for everything. God's love for us is why He sent us here, so that we could be tested, become like Him, and eventually live with Him someday. Love is the reason Christ suffered for each and every one of us to make the Father's plan possible. Love is what we can give back to God, because if we love Him and we love others, we will naturally keep His commandments. We naturally won't steal, or lie, or cheat, commit adultery (or really any kind of sexually immoral/lustful behavior). . We will pay our tithing and go to church, we will serve. . We will treat others with kindness instead of anger. . etc. etc. etc. . .  Matthew 22:37-40-- "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind., This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Believe it or not, but LOVE really does make the world go round. :) :) <3