It is all too easy for us to be led astray by the devil's schemes and lies. We believers in Jesus Christ must continue to be anchored in the truth of God's Word, the Bible, and the truth of who the Lord our God is. We must remember who God is and that He is always with us no matter where we may find ourselves.
The devil is even stirring up trouble within the Body of Christ. We must realize that we believers in Jesus Christ are in a Spiritual war and we are under attack by our advisory, the devil and his demons. We must place upon ourselves the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). We also must remember to put on love. The thing that is missing mostly in this world of ours is love. There is a lot of anger and hatred, but love seems hard to find.
It is in the midst of tragic moments that we see love acted out by people who show up to help total strangers. Some of these total strangers risk their own lives to help and save others. The greatest display of love that mankind has every experienced was displayed in a horribly tragic moment about two thousand years ago on a hill far away. God sent His one and only Son, Jesus, to die on a Cross for the sins of the entire world. It was a painful and tragic moment and yet this act of love is still changing lives to this very day.
God sent Jesus Christ in a rescue mission to save sinners such as myself and you and the whole world. We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of God's standards. God made a way for us to have forgiveness of our sins and an eternal Home in Heaven when we die and that is only available through Jesus Christ.
I John 4:7-21
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
19 We love because he first loved us.
20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
We must remember the great love that God demonstrated towards us at the Cross of Christ. We are commanded to love the Lord with all of our hearts, minds, bodies, and our entire being. We are also to love each other as He loves us.
It is time for us to love the Lord with our all and to love each other as He loves us. We must stand for the truth of His Word and the truth about who God is. Let us love one another and draw near to the Lord Jesus each and everyday.
Lord,
Forgive us for the lack of love we show at times.
The Church has a heart problem.
Help us to always remember that love You have showed to each one of us at the Cross.
Thank You Lord Jesus for bearing our sins on the Cross to reconcile us back to the Father.
Thank You Holy Spirit for indwelling everyone who has received Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Help us to love each other with an authentic love.
Empower us to do that O Lord.
Lead us and revive us.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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