In Week 3 of Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit by Beth Moore, we study how love from God is different from worldview love. This is a love we can’t generate ourselves; this kind of love comes only from God. And so He develops this foundational fruit in our lives through the work of the Holy Spirit.

Even with the positive attributes, worldly love is not an example of God’s love. For example, worldly love can grow sour from betrayal. And sexual love can be taken to hurtful extremes.

Agape love, or the divine love of God, is an act of the Holy Spirit that results in our obedience. As Beth Moore explains, “Agape is not as much a feeling as it is a response.” It’s not an emotion we feel, but a command we are to follow. Unconditional and aligned with the highest interest, God pours agape love to us and through us via the Holy Spirit. It is because we were loved in this way first that we can love God and others.

This week in Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit by Beth Moore, we read about the 14 characteristics of agape love. How blessed we are to know we can call on the Holy Spirit to fill us with God’s love!

The Bible Cafe™ study on Living Beyond Yourself is a time when we see a real commitment to this study. We encourage you to stay the course. Pray for God to light a fire under those who are falling behind or tempted to stray from the study.

On page 60 of the workbook, Beth writes about a special prayer. She asks the Lord to give her supernatural love for the people she is teaching. Each day this week, pray and ask God to give you supernatural love for your family, work, or community.

Satan is out to destroy the church, which is best accomplished by destroying the family. –Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit by Beth Moore