1 John 4:7 ‘Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.’

DAILY READING; • Romans 16; 2 Samuel 1; Psalm 72

In 1936, King Edward VIII of England was in a forbidden relationship. King Edward had met and fallen in love with American socialite Wallis Simpson. He wanted to marry her but the problem was that she was already married. The only way he could go ahead and marry her was by giving up his throne.
On June 10, King Edward shocked his subjects by abdicating the throne and giving up his rights as king of England, so as to marry Wallis Simpson who would later divorce her own husband. In King Edward VIII’s place, his younger brother Prince Albert would become king, who is the father of the current queen Elizabeth.
As a result of abdicating the throne both King Edward and his new wife were exiled from Britain for the rest of their lives. Though King Edward seemingly had everything, he willing gave it all up in the name of love.
However, today, historians continue to ask the nagging question: was it worth it?
A new book titled “Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor” by famed royal biographer Andrew Morton, provides fresh insight into the life of Wallis Simpson, the woman who changed the history of the monarchy.
The biographer delved into unearthed letters, diaries, photos, and witness accounts that showed that though the former king was always besotted with Simpson, she eventually grew weary of him. As her relationship with King Edward VIII deteriorated, she was often cold and dismissive of her husband. Indeed, during his final moments on earth in 1972, as King Edward VIII lay dying, Wallis was nowhere to be found.

Looking through history there has been other stories of people who made great sacrifices in the name of love.
Even in the present, men continue in the quest for true love. And there are still those who will pay the highest price for what they perceive to be true love.
Indeed nothing warms the heart of men like the topic of love. Love is sweet, love is thrilling, and one of the sweetest music on earth is the beating of two hearts that truly love each other.
Today, as the world celebrate a day centered around the concept of love, many people will declare undying love for each other. But then, the question is: how much of that love is indeed true?
Human love may start out well, but because it is the product of imperfect hearts, it will often end in disappointment.
No matter how grand, or how sincere human love may be, as long as it lacks the foundation of God’s love, it will end up as fickle and selfish.
It is only through Christ that we can receive the power to truly love. The closer we draw to Him, the less we will see the shortcoming in others and the more we can love unconditionally.
If you’ve been looking for perfect, true love in your life, there’s only one place to find it—through Christ Jesus.
Indeed if you ever want to know what true love looks like—look to the Cross where God proved His love by sacrifice.
The truth is that only the love of God can meet the deep longings of our heart. While human love may sometimes fail you, the love of God will never fail you!
You may be rejected, and betrayed, and abandoned by people, but God will always love you with an everlasting love. He will never give up on you.
In the darkest night, He will be right there with you. He will never leave you, nor forsake you.
Truly God is love. He does not try to love you, He cannot help but love you, because that’s who He is.
Therefore today, our celebration of love should be in the fact that God so loved us, that He gave us His only son, to cleanse our hearts from sin and give us the ability to love each other with true love.

PRAYER: Father I thank You for the price You paid to give me a new life and a new heart in Christ. Today, I receive from You the divine ability to truly love others unconditionally even as You have loved me in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :
Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222