Chapter 30: "Go On Walking in Love"

"THERE is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving."  (Acts 20:35) Those words of  Jesus underscore this important truth: Unselfish love brings its own reward.  Although there is much happiness in receiving love, there is even greater happiness in giving, or showing, love to others. 

No one knows this better than our heavenly Father does. As we saw him in the preceding chapters of this section, Jehovah is the ultimate example of love.  No one has show love in greater ways or over a longer period of tie than he has.  Is it any wonder, then, that Jehovah is called "the happy God"? - 1 Timothy 1:11. 

Our loving God wants us to try to be like him, especially when it comes to showing love.  Ephesians 5:1, 2 tells us:  "Become imitators of God, as beloved children, and go on walking in love."  When we imitate Jehovah's example of showing love, we experience the greater happiness that comes from giving.  We also have the satisfaction of knowing that we are pleasing to Jehovah, for his Word urges us "to love one another."  (Romans 13:8)  But there are yet other reasons why we "should go on walking in love." 

Next time: Chapter 30: "Go On Walking in Love" - Why Love Is Essential

From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah