The Love of God

Agape is the Greek word for love. Agape love is the love that God gives us. In contrast to other types of love, Agape love expects nothing in return.

Here’s three other types of love and the Greek word for each type:

• Storge – Family love
• Philia – Friendship love
• Eros – Marital love

And, unlike these other forms of love, Agape love will never fail you!

A friend of mine shared this song with me that expresses Agape love in a way that makes me feel goosebumps on my arms and my heart to beat faster and my thoughts to turn to the God that I love in return! This song reminds me of these verses from the Bible:

“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love–not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.” (1 John 4:7-12)

Here are the lyrics to the song:

[Verse]
I wake up in the dead of night
With my heart calling Yours
Jesus, Jesus
I lie wide awake in bed
With my heart beating out of my chest
Jesus, Jesus

[Chorus]
My heart wants You
My heart wants You

[Verse]
I wake up in the dead of night
With my heart calling Yours
Oh Jesus, Jesus
Oh, I lie wide awake in bed
With my heart beating out of my chest
Jesus, Jesus

[Chorus]
My heart wants You
My heart wants You

[Bridge]
Even when I’m awake I’m dreaming
Even in my silence I’m singing
Oh Jesus, Jеsus
Even in my trials I’m praising
Even through my fires I’m gazing
At Jеsus, Jesus

[Chorus]
My heart wants You
My heart wants You
My heart wants You
My heart wants You