Thursday, August 12, 2010

Day 359: I John 1:1 - 5:21

John has often been referred to as the "Beloved Disciple" or the "Disciple of Love," and after reading I John, it's easy to understand why. John put such a huge focus on the subject of love and the fact that God is love and for good reason. Even back then, nearly 2000 years ago, the church was struggling with the fact that unless they learn to love as God loves, they don't belong to God. Too often, believers get caught up in their own ministries and their own efforts to placate God and forget about the 2 primary commandments that we were given - love God and love people. If we really dig down and find out what love really is and what it really means to love another, we find out that it is truly impossible for us as humans to truly and completely love one another. We see that the only way to truly love one another is to allow God's love to flow through us. We can all take joy in the fact that if we have given our lives to Christ and abide in Him, we too can love as God loves.

- Lord, thank You for the love that You have given me. Thank You for not only loving me personally, but also for giving me the ability and strength to love others with a love that doesn't come from me, but comes straight from You. -

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