“Beloved, let us love one another…” (1 John 4:7).

Why? Why should I love another?

Well, let me think.

I should love another because it’s the noble thing to do and doing so makes me feel good.

So it’s about me. I am noble; I feel good. (Except neither of those is true all the time.)

OK, fine. I should love another because he needs it and because he likes it.

Hmmm. So it’s about the other person. She needs it; she likes it. (Except neither of those can be very motivational for me sometimes.)

Why, then, should I love another?

“…for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”

It’s about God!

It’s about being born of God.

It’s about knowing God.