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Devotional - 09th Jul 2021

 'And above all things have fervent  charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover a multitude of sins' (1 Peter 4;8).

Love is of God, because God is love. We should love each other deeply because love covers a multitude of sin. That is, we should seek to strengthen each other and hope to sweeten their sins with our outpouring of love. When we truly love God and one another,  it will be difficult to sin against God and each other. Peter is admonishing us as Christians to work hard at loving one another. Knowing that Christ is about to come, should motivate us to fervently love each other. We must not be too hard on ourselves, because we are not perfect, it is only through Christ that we can be. There is a war of good and evil raging within us. When we tried to do good, evil present itself. It is only Christ who works in us to will and do His good works, that enable us his grace to overcome the sin in our life. And above all, everything we do, let us have fervent love among ourselves. Having love for each other includes; forgiving each other, to overlook past hurt caused by others and learning to build each other up when we fall. Love is one of the greatest gift of the fruit of the Spirit, from which all other gifts grow. It is only as we abide in Christ and He in us, that we can love as Christ loved,  allowing His love to flow through us to others. When our sins are covered we can experience God's grace and perfect peace. Let us reflect on God's tender-heartednes and forgivenes, His compassion, his mercy, and having a heartfelt love for one another. This will be pleasing to God!

Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend

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