Undefeated Love

There’s a belief or a saying, at least, that love conquers all. In the secular world the reference is to the power of emotional love to compel men and women to do extraordinary things.  Love is said to move us to do the unthinkable with  sometimes positive and in many instances negative results.  One of the reasons for this apparent inconsistency lies with another saying and that is “Love is blind.” Again, in this secular world nothing can be reckless and misdirected as blind love.  Now take the same saying and apply it with biblical references and it takes on a whole new meaning.  Love conquers all.  Just for the sake of giving an example, God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son.  The greatest commandment is love of your neighbor as yourself.  God is Love.  Out of love, we have been saved.  From this perspective love takes on a set of characteristics that only result in positive endings.

I’m reminded that spiritual love differs from secular love in that one is conditional and the other is not.  By that I mean love in this sense, from its biblical basis, is an unconditional state of being.  Love, according to scripture,  is a constant.  It never ceases to be and it never ceases to give.  

I believe that is what is meant by unconditional.  Love by and other definition is not love.  It is a perversion of God’s great gift to us.  Love like faith requires covenant.  I am moved by Daniel’s prayer,” O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of love with all who love HIm and obey His commands…” Daniel 9:4. I must tell you that this sums up quite a bit for me about this subject.  Unconditional love begets something less than unconditional love  in return.  So all of this begs the question how do you love someone?  How do  you attempt to love God?  Unconditional does not mean undisciplined.  It does not preclude commitment.