Devotion:
Read 1 John 4:7-10.
John’s message in our reading today is an important biblical truth: God is love. The Christ Church nursery has Basic Truths we teach our young ones. The very first truth we teach is “God is Love.” We want our littlest ones to know that God is love and he loves them. A child learns about God’s love through caring actions and words of believers.
God’s love is the source from which all real love flows. John tells us in our passage today, “Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” God loved us enough to sacrifice his son for us.
John also tells us how to know who has God’s love and who doesn’t. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” The inability to show and express love to others tells us much about a person. Jesus came to earth to demonstrate love. He came to show how to show true love in our actions and in our words. Having a personal relationship with Jesus transforms our lives, gives us true love, and a desire to show love to others.
John calls us to “love one another.” It is good to attend worship services, sing songs of praise, serve others, be in a small group, but if we aren’t actively loving people, then something is wrong with our belief and practice. We’re missing love in action.
The God of love has a full supply of love. He is the source of our love. There is much talk today about the supply and cost of gas to fill our cars. Fortunately, God’s supply is unlimited and free of charge. We just need to be willing to draw near to him and rely on him.
When we grow in our personal relationship with God, we will feel his boundless love and have a desire to genuinely love one another.
Personal Worship Option:
Meditate today on the Apostle’s Prayer for Spiritual Growth:
“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” Ephesians 3:17-19
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