“The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:21‬ ‭NASB2020

​‬‬“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and follow His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:2-4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/1jn.5.2-4.NASB2020

How does God know that we love Him? He watches our obedience! How do we know we love God? We measure our obedience to Him! How can we know who loves God? We watch their obedience! How do we know are obedient to God? We watch their love for God! 

Love = obedience 

Obedience = love

When we obey God we make Jesus Lord of our lives. When we love God he becomes our Abba Father!

“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:15‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/rom.8.15.NASB2020

Those who don't love God see Him as a slave master who is waiting for them to misstep so that He can punish them, but God is not like that. We all know this or the world would be empty. But the devil has them living in fear of messing up and therefore living in an unhealthy view of God. But when we love God we know he loves us and shows us His love and His Son!

Love God today! Obey Him today! And you will be loved by God and Jesus. And He will show Himself to you!