"For God is Love"

 Romans 5:3-5;

"And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."

1 John 4:12-13;

"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us His Spirit."

John 15:5;

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in Him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."

Galatians 5:22-23;

 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such there is no law."

 1 John 4:10-11;

"In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

1 John 4:8;

"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." 

What is the conclusion of the whole matter? God is love and He poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. He showed us His love and gave it to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, whom He sent to make peace between God and humankind and restore our relationship with Him. Therefore, through His love, we can love one another. But it is this constant relationship between God and us; this constant abiding in Him, that makes this love possible - for without us abiding in Him, it is impossible to love because God is love.

"And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16).

 Love is the key. The love of God is the key that gives us hope, that gives us character, that helps us to persevere, no matter the tribulations that assail us - and so we can glory in our tribulations and glory in God that sees us through it all when we abide in Him.

Persevere and endure until the end.