CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 14, 2022
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN – VALENTINE’S DAY. YES, I BOUGHT A CARD FOR MY WIFE AND A GIFT. WE’RE GOING TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS. YOU MEN ARE PROBABLY DOING A VARIATION OF THESE THINGS. WIVES MUST BE TOLD THEY ARE LOVED MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR.
LOVE IS A WORD THAT IS SO OFTEN MIS-USED AND FOR MANY HAS LOST ITS VALUE AND MEANING. WE USE IT TO SPEAK OF FOOD WE ENJOY, OR A SPORTS TEAM, OR A CAR, OR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT. A VERY OLD SONG I HEARD AS A TEENAGER CONTAINED THESE WORDS: “WHAT IS LOVE? FIVE FEET OF HEAVEN IN A PONYTAIL.”
SCRIPTURE SAYS GOD IS THE DEFINITION OF LOVE. GOD IS LOVE. GOD LOVED US EVEN WHILE WE WERE SINNERS. GREATER LOVE HAS NO ONE THAT HE LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. JESUS IS SPEAKING OF HIMSELF.
WE LOVE GOD BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US. WE ARE TO LOVE EACH OTHER THAT WAY.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU TELL YOUR SPOUSE SHE OR HE IS LOVED? MORE IMPORTANTLY, OR AT LEAST AS IMPORTANTLY. HOW OFTEN DO YOU TELL GOD YOU LOVE HIM? HE WANTS TO HEAR IT IF YOU MEAN IT. WHENEVER I TELL GOD I LOVE HIM HIS HOLY SPIRIT FILLS ME WITH INCREDIBLE JOY. TRY IT YOURSELF AND HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY. I’M CAL THOMAS.
