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Devotional - 11th May 2020

'Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God' (1John 4:7).

When our lives are influenced by Christ we will love one another. If we truly love God, we will keep His commandments
which gives us the guideline of our love for God and one another. When you are born of God, meaning to accept Jesus as your personal Saviour and Lord and have a close relationship with Him; this results in you 'knowing' God. This will help us to truly love others. God loved us first, that we may know how to love. Our love for Him is rooted in His love for us and we act on that love by our obedience to Him and His will for us. When we truly love God, there would be no room for hatred of any kind for one another. Because God is love, man still have the capacity to love, even if they don't know God or they have rejected Him. Human love, however,  highly motivated will fall short if it doesn't include God, and the love of His Son Jesus Christ. One may have a great deal of natural affection towards his family and circle of friends; a great deal of benevolence in his character towards the poor and needy but still does not have any real love for God or for the children of God, because he isn't born again. Love is the divine nature, because it is of God, and those who love have been partakers of the divine nature; and by practicing this love - the agape love, they get to know God more and more. By our fruit, we will know that we love God and others will also know. Because everyone who truly loves, is born of God, and knows God. Let us examine our hearts and see if we truly love God; because except we are born of the Spirit we cannot see the kingdom of God. Let the Word of God grips your soul today as you  hold fast to Him.

Have a reflective day🌹🌹

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