In Ephesians 4:32
Paul showed the magnanimity of God by forgiving us in Christ. That is the
demonstration of God’s kindness and tenderness. In the light of that, believers
are called to emulate that great tenderness of God.
So here in
Ephesians 5:1-2, the apostle then expanded on what he had started in that
verse. He began by calling us to be imitators of God as His beloved children. It
is a call to live a life of love. To help us understand the magnitude of this
call, let us explore the meaning of walking in love. To walk in love is simply to
live a life of love, a life in which our every action and choice is flowed out
of love. It’s a life of self-giving, with the glory of God and the well-being
of our fellowmen in focus.
Why should we
live a life of love? Paul tells us that we are children loved by God. He is the
perfect demonstration of love and He always love. If we are to imitate Him we must
also walk in love.
How the Father loves
has been demonstrated in Christ. He is the best example. While He was on earth,
He
walked in love all of the time. The ultimate example set for us concerning love
was how Christ offered Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. There
He demonstrated God’s free, great and generous love.
As
we look at how God in Christ has loved us, we are motivated to follow Him to
live a life of love, just like He so loved. This is what the apostle John said,
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God,
for God is love. By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him”
(1 John 4:7-9).
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