I will return to Acts on Tuesday. Here is a little bit of follow up from yesterday's sermon:
1 John 4:7-8
My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. 8 The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love - so you can't know him if you don't love.
(MESSAGE Paraphrase)
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (New American Standard Bible)
We looked at this passage in Sunday's sermon. Jesus said that the greatest commandment is love God with ALL... all of our heart, all of soul, all of our mind, and all of our strength. John says here that without loving eacth other, we can't even know God (much less love him).
As enter into the routine of the week, how might we show love to others? Is there phone call you should make or a card you should write? Is there someone who just needs your time or a your listnening ear? Is there someone you know of who needs your help with something? Is there someone who needs your forgiveness?
The promise from John is that those who are involved in loving are experiencing a relationship with God.
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;
2 comments:
It's interesting that you include seeking someones forgiveness as a part of love. That's not something that I usually hold in regards to loving someone. I just read this morning in Mark 11:25-26 how when we pray we need to forgive so we can be forgiven. There is also in Matthew 5:23-24 when we bring gifts to the alter, we need to make sure we have a clean conscience with our brothers / sisters (forgiveness). Forgiveness is a huge part of serving God and Him hearing our prayers. I know I went a little off the subject, but I like what you had to say. Maybe God's trying to tell me something in this. Thanks for your thoughts.
Thanks for coming by Troy. Let me add one thought to this: What doe we consider God's greatest act of love to the world? Forgiveness. Just a bit more to chew on.
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