All My Love Will Remain

How would you define, "love"?  The Bible quoting people may site 1 Corinthians 13.  (Kudos for that).  Those that don't know too much scripture may point to a more personal definition that has been constructed by personal experience or cultural conditions.  Unfortunately, many do not know true love because they have never experienced it.  The love that most people see today is fickle.  Conditional.  Many times someone will tell you that they love you and then the next day be gone.

Royal Tailor released a song recently that I wrote and feel is very significant.  The chorus lyric says: 

The sky could fall

The ground could shake

The stars burn out and seasons change

The time will pass

And beauty fade

But all my love

Will remain

The reason this song is so significant is because of the picture of love has been greatly distorted by imperfect people.  This chorus is a resounding reminder of what true love is really all about.  Love is relentless.  Love is unconditional. True love just doesn't give up; no matter what.  THIS is the picture of love that we as believers must RECEIVE and REFLECT.  If you're reading this today, receive this unquestionable truth, God is love and God loves you.  You are not too broken to be fixed and you are not too far away that he cannot reach you.  Perhaps the only love you've ever known has been a lie, but know this, God's love is true and real.  Once we receive God's love we are called to reflect it in every relationship, in every way possible.  As Fathers and Mothers, Husbands and Wives, Sons and Daughters, family, friends, in fact, even as strangers, we must resolve that no matter what, all my love will remain.

Check out what John 15 has to say about what it means to REMAIN in Christ as Christ REMAINS in you.

John 15: 1-17

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 

 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.  

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other.

Listen to Royal Tailor's song, "Remain" now!

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Tauren Wells is the lead singer of the band, Royal Tailor. He serves as the Creative Director for Royalwood and is also on the youth staff. He loves interacting with students and building relationships.Follow Tauren on Twitter.