It's me again God,
Thank You Lord that Your Word speaks to me in such a powerful way. Even though John wrote this reminder about love some time between AD 95-110, it is just as relevant today. Please highlight what I need to take away from it as I read:
"This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. So don't be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don't have eternal life within them. We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person? Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if we don't feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. Those who obey God's commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us."
1 John 3:11-24 NLT
Lord I thank You for setting the example of love by sending Your only Son Jesus to die for us—the ultimate example of love in action! Jesus, You loved us by being obedient to the end and choosing to give up Your life for us. Thank You so much! Please help me to show love by my compassionate, caring acts of kindness to those around me. Holy Spirit, open my eyes to see those particular people You need me to love today,
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.
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