How to Grow in Agape love

Agape love is the highest kind of love. It's been referred to as the ‘God kind of love’. All the other forms of love are based upon a mutual give and take or and upon set conditions. Agape love is unconditional love. This is the type of love that God wants all of His Christians to share. True agape love is always a gift.

But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love (agape) for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. (Romans 5:8 Amplified)

When God showed His agape love for us, we were still sinners. There was nothing that we could give God in exchange for His gift of love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love (agape), joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such, there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)

Agape love is mentioned first in the list of the Fruits of the Spirit because it is the foundation of it all. Love is not only a fruit of the Spirit; it is also the root that produces all the other fruits. Love is the major source of joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

The Fruits of the Spirit emanate from the Holy Spirit Himself. As we are careful to maintain our daily fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He will pour out the agape love of God into our hearts. (Read Romans 5:5)

Father, teach me to love You with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and with all my strength. In Jesus’ Name Amen.