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Devotional - 02nd Sep 2021

 'Let all your things be done with charity' ( 1 Corinthians 16:14).

Love is of God and He is love! He first love us so we may be able to love him and each other. Paul is stating that love (charity) is very important  to our wellbeing, therefore we are to let all we do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 13 demonstrates how sincere our love for each other should be. Christ himself bids us to love each other as He loved us (John 15:12). We are also told to love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8). A call to love is often seen as difficult, but it reminds us also how much God loves us. His love is incredible and amazing! And he wants us to experience that incredible and life changing love from Him and those around us. Let us as believers, seek to grow in our Christian faith and walk in spirit and truth, and live lives that will only honour God.   Paul was admonishing the Corinthians believers to do everything with charity. He is also speaking to all who fear God and believe in Jesus, to do likewise; to grow in grace and in a knowledge  of our Lord and Saviour.  It is the Holy Spirit who calls us to live as Christ lived and to love as Christ  loved. In our own strength we cannot accomplish this, but as we abide in Christ and He in us, we would learn the lessons of love. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to carry out His good work in and through us that we may become channel through which God's love can flow out to others.  Let us aim to be like Christ and do everything in love.

Have a wonderful day

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