Purpose Behind My Blog Title

An unknown author once said, “Words have meaning and names have power.”  The words we choose to write or speak have a far greater power then we realize. Words can inspire others to do great things. They can motivate a dream that may have died long ago. Every name has a purpose and a meaning. Titles and names given to objects represent who they are. With this being said, I would like to share with you the purpose behind the title of my blog.

The wondrous song, “The Love of God” written by Fredrick L. Lehman, was my source of inspiration; particularly the third stanza, which was adapted by a separate, unknown author. The interesting thing about this stanza is where the words were first located. These words, which contain so much beauty and paint an amazing description of the love of God, were found etched on the walls of a cell in an insane asylum. This man who was delirious and demented wrote these profound words:

"Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky."

What a glorious thought! This analogy gives us a taste of how vast the love of God is. As it is written in Romans 8:38 and 39 (NIV), “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” We will never be able to escape God’s abounding love for us.

The other thought that comes to mind, is just how important love is. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13: 2b and 3, “and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” In short, Paul says without love we are nothing. Do you see how important love is? Love crosses cultures and captivates all. Love breaks the barriers of different languages and speaks universally in a way all seem to understand. Christ’s greatest commandments He gave us were to love Him with all of our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Imagine how the world would be radically changed if we followed those commands to our best ability!

So, this is my quest, for the next 6 months in Africa, and then for the rest of my life, “To Write the Love of God”. In my everyday life to make the glory of God known. I pray that the love of God would fill me to the uttermost that I may show it to the world. To be contagious with His joy is my desire. I want to beam with His light and goodness in the darkest parts of Africa and in the lives of other around me. As I write the love of God in my blog I will share stories of my encounters of while I am away. Each story proclaiming the goodness of His love.

I hope that through my blog and personal testimonies I can inspire you and motivate you to join me in sharing the love of God with all!