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Devotional - 11th Mar 2021

 'But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?'
(1John 3:17).

God is love and he has placed his love in each of us, that we may truly love him and each other. The entrance of sin separates us from God, his heart was broken, but it did not stop him from loving us. It was this love that spun Him into action to give his only Son as a sacrifice on our behalf. Christ became a man and  the sin bearer for us all, dying in our place so we could have life eternal with God. However, we have a part to play in gaining eternal life, we have to accept Christ by faith and be born again of the water and the spirit. We have to truly love God, to know him. 1 John 4:8 says, "He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is love." When we love God we will keep his commandments. It is He who will do his good work in us; so we can glorify him and be a blessing to others. We will display such love for our fellow men by not: stealing from or defrauding  them; we will never seek to take their lives, hate or bear false witness against them; we will not covet anything they possess. When we see others in need we will seek to attend to their needs as the spirit of God leads. Here John is saying to us, especially for those who have enough to meet their needs; that if you see your brother or sister in need and show no compassion toward them, but choose to be hard-hearted. How can God's love be in you? As believers we must realise that when God has blessed us, we must not keep our blessings to ourselves, but it behoves us to share with those who are in dire need. It is not possible to love God and refuse to help your brother. In Luke 3:11 John the Baptist taught the same principle of love. If someone possesses two shirts, he should give to a person who has none and the same if you have enough food, share with others who have none. We in our own strength, who is capable of sin, can be unloving, hard-hearted and selfish. But when we abide in Christ and he abides in us we will be like him. As believers we are to emulate Christ and do more then feel love, we must act on it unselfishly. Let us seek to have a fervent love for God and a compassionate love for others, as we seek to walk in spirit and truth, being led by the Holy Spirit. Let our actions and attitudes reflect the love of Christ.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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