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Devotional - 25th Sep 2020

 'By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments'
(1John 5:2).

Jesus said if we love him we ought to keep His commandments.  A willingness to obey His Word is one of the test of our love for God. In the Garden of Eden, it was not so much the fact that Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit from the tree of life that was the issue, but it was God's test of obedience forbidding them to do so. They completely failed the test. Christ demonstrates His love for the Father by His obedience to Him and  calls us to do the same. Our willing obedience to do His will and a genuine love for our brothers and sisters in Christ, is the test of our love of God. Jesus loved us and gave His life for us; and if we walk in the way of God's love and live a life filled with His love, we would be doing the will of God. We must realise that we cannot do this of ourselves without the power of the Holy Spirit within us. We have to humbly submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit so we can love others as Christ loved us. By virtue of our rebirth we are set within the family of God and as we love God the Father, so must we love the children who are of the same family. We cannot love God without loving our brothers and sisters in Christ; both are inseparable. We can know we love God, as well as other believers, if we are obeying him. We should not try to love others in our own strength because we will fail and become frustrated.  The only way to love like Jesus loved others is by relying on the same power source, the Holy Spirit. Let us continue loving one another with self-less love by our reliance on the Holy Spirit.

Have a wonderful day and a bless weekend 🌹🌹

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