Good morning! It’s Wednesday, August 13th, 2025. Gary Chapman came up with the five love languages as a way of describing how people best give and receive love: words of affirmation, acts of service, quality time, physical touch, and gifts. Early in our marriage, my wife asked if I knew hers. I looked deep into her beautiful brown eyes and said, “I do… you’re fluent… in all of them.” She gave me an incredulous stare and then decided to take the love languages test. Well, to her surprise (not mine) she scored high in every category. She turned from the computer, grinned, and said, “Looks like you’ve got some languages to learn.”
We all have ways we give and receive love. And apparently, so does God.
Today's Reading:
Jeremiah 13,14,15; John 15
Scripture
“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.” (John 15:10 NIV)
Observation
God’s love language is obedience. It’s the way Jesus loved the Father, and it’s the way we love Him.
Obedience is what keeps us close, like a branch to the vine, it keeps the relationship alive and fruitful. Pull away, and the fruit stops growing. Stay connected, and His life keeps flowing through you.
Application
It’s one thing to say, “I love God.” It’s another to speak it in His language. And for Him, love sounds like obedience — doing what He asks, even when it costs me.
Most of the time, that doesn’t happen in one big, dramatic leap. It’s built in the small, daily choices: forgiving when I’d rather hold onto a grudge, speaking truth when silence feels safer, or giving when I’d rather keep. Those moments reveal whether my love is fluent or a foreign language.
Like marriage, love isn’t kept alive on anniversaries alone. It’s the day-to-day acts of care, the little moments that build a relationship. In the same way, obedience is the everyday maintenance of my relationship with God.
When I’m abiding in Him, His commands stop feeling heavy. “In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,” 1 John 5:3 NIV
So maybe the better question today isn’t, Do I love God? but, Am I loving Him in His love language?
Prayer
Lord, help me speak Your love language today. In my words, in my actions, and in the quiet choices no one sees. Keep me close, and let my obedience be the proof of my love for You. Amen.
—Chris Kiriakos