“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” 1 Peter 1:22
Pure hearts are for pure loving, not fake love, not casual love, but a sincere and earnest love. This is a challenging command, but I want to love like that. I am commanded to love like that.
So often we love with ulterior motives. We love for what we can get out of it. We love if it is convenient. We love those we like. We love to make ourselves look good.
But this verse calls for the real deal. Deep down, sincere, impartial, selfless, no one else might notice but God kind of love. Seems to me the only way we can do this is if our love flows from our personal love for God and an experience of how much He loves us.
I’m not saying this is easy. I’m not saying I do this perfectly. I’m just saying I want to live like that. I want to love like that.