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Devotional - 05th May 2021

 'And this commandment have we from him, That we who loveth God love his brother also' (1 John 4:21).

When we say we love God, shouldn't we love our brother too? One cannot go without the other. God's command to us is to love him wholeheartedly and to love others as we love ourselves. God is love, and has manifested his love towards us the Person and work of his Son, Jesus Christ. As believers we are commanded to love others, as God loves us. It is very important, that those who love God should indeed love their brother! One cannot say I love God, then hate his brother. The Bible states that such a person is a liar. The sin in us does not allow us to have love naturally, in our own human capacity; but when we are born of God, the Holy Spirit will manifest the love of God within us, enabling us to love others as Christ loves us. It is God who works in us to do his good will in order to fulfil his good purpose. When we are walking in spirit and truth, Christ will abide in us and his love is perfected in allowing us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of him. We therefore cannot do this in our own strength, we need Christ to abide in us and the Holy Spirit to work upon our hearts and transform us, so we can truly love like Christ loved.  We are all called to give our lives to God,  and be empowered through the Holy Spirit to obey God and do his will; to accept his gift of salvation through our faith in Christ, that we can have eternal life. Let us through the power of the Holy Spirit, live our lives by faith in Christ and not through works of the flesh, that we can have  fellowship with God, and receive the grace and power given by him to loves others as Christ loves us. Let us carry out this command we have received from him, that we who love God will love our brother also.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹
EC

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