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Day 17

1John 4:7-12

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.  In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.  In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”

The word love is one of the most overused, and misunderstood words in the English language.  We think we love some type of food, musical group, movie…the list is endless.  Yet, when it comes to the relationships of a Jesus follower, we see some high standards for Christian love.  In 1John 4:7 says that love is from God.  And, if you do not love, then you do not know God (vv 8)!  That is much different than the love that most of us were taught.  Love is not a flippant answer to how we feel about people.  It is love that brought Jesus to the cross.  It is love that allows us to know God.  It is love that fuels our every action.  Why?  Because it is love that fueled Jesus!  

 In light of this understanding of love, how should we act toward our fellow Jesus followers?

(By James Campa of Aspire Church)

 

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Day 16

Read Luke 8: 19-21

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

“My mother and brothers (family) are those who hear God’s word and do it. (put it into practice).” God’s Word IS Truth, and for sure, it doesn’t always fit with what our culture tells us we should do and who we are. I’ve lived the truth that if I’m living as a child in the Family of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and Holy Spirit, I’ll run into criticism and ridicule for my stand for my relatives and the truth of their words and rightness of their deeds and attitudes. But I’d rather belong to Jesus, live my life for Him and spend eternity with Him, than cave to the lies and twisting of the enemy of my soul and eternal destiny. My DNA is now God’s kinship with me, and WOW, I’d rather be kin to Jesus than belong to sin, and run to His welcoming embrace and happy smile today and always. 

What is/was your earthly family like? Do you truly want to belong in and live here as part of God’s family?

Tell God your desire and longing, let Jesus purify your desires and will, and look into His smiling eyes. How does that feel?

 

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