"He First Loved Us" -Conclusion of "God Is Love"

It is often said that Jehovah is the very personification of love.  Hence, if we want to learn about principled love,we must learn about Jehovah.  Of course, we may see this beautiful quality in humans as well. But why is it there?At the time of creation, Jehovah spoke these words, evidently to his Son:  "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness."  (Genesis 1:26)  Of course all the creatures on this earth, only men and women can choose to love and thus imitate their heavenly Father.  Recall that  Jehovah used various creatures to symbolize his cardinal attributes.  Yet, Jehovah chose his highest earthly creation, man, as the symbol of His dominant quality, love. -Ezekiel 1:10. 

When we  love in an unselfish, principled way,we are reflecting Jehovah's dominant quality. It is just as the apostle John wrote:  "As for us, we love, because he first loved us."  (1 John 4:19) But in what ways has Jehovah loved us first?

Next time: "He First Love Us" -Jehovah Took the Initiative

From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah