Jesus said in John 13:34-35, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this (our Christian love for other Christians also others) shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
How did Christ show His love for us? What example did He give us? He died and sacrificially gave up His life, went through a horrible death, in order that we might have life eternal with Him by placing our personal trust in Him.
1 John 3:16 says, "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren (fellow Christians)." (We see this example overseas as Christians are persecuted, martyred for their faith.)
Jesus said in John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
The devot. below gives a practicality to how we show Christ's sacrificial love to others by our words and deeds.
I have also included a powerful sermon link below. My mom listened to it, I heard snippets of it, and it describes exactly how our world looks today and how Jesus predicted in Scripture that the following would happen-racial hatred, mug slinging in the political arena, anti-Semitism is on the rise, blatant disregard for morality and respect for one another, the sanctity of life is being trampled on, the home and God's design for marriage have been under attack for awhile, Christians overseas are dying for their faith and religious liberty is being stifled.
Now, I am not saying all this to depress or upset anyone, but it is the path our world is taking right now. So-what can we do to show Christ's love in the midst of our insane world? And how we can make a difference and turn the tide?
Do two things as a starter.
Read the below devot. and take the time through the next week to listen to the sermon, as I am sure it will give you wisdom and ammo. in showing Christ's love and figuring out how to make a difference. I have some future ideas I wish to share with you as well that would give all of us some more resources to make a Christlike difference in our world. Keep "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2)
Folks, we have Someone who has gone before us, enduring hardship and opposition to His Truth on this earth and He has been honored by being seated on God's right hand (a symbol of power and authority). We can make it. Keep looking to Jesus!
Lord bless you and yours this weekend!
P.S. As the temps are still so cold, remember to keep your eyes open for any animals in distress-dogs or horses w/o shelter, or cats wandering around that are w/o a collar. Remember you can make an anonymous call to your local animal control to report any concerns.
(From Read and Share. Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/articles/)
Sermon: https://jackgraham.org/tv - Title: All You Need is Love
(Taken from https://jackgraham.org/)
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