This
Is Real Love – Not That We Loved God,
But
That He Loved Us And
Sent
His Son As A Sacrifice To Take Away Our Sins.
Scripture
1
John 4
9 God showed
how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world
so that we might have eternal life through him.
10 This is
real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his
Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
12 No one
has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and
his love is brought to full expression in us.
1
John 5
5 And
who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe
that Jesus is the Son of God.
21 Dear
children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in
your hearts.
Observation
This
is real love - “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one
and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life
through him.”
Love
came down -- “His name is JESUS!” This is Christmas for me!
The
Apostle John ends his writing in 1 John with this word of warning to
me, “Dear
children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in
your hearts.”
Application
I
celebrate today – the birth of my Savior!
How
about you? Will you take time today to truly celebrate?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for all that You have given me. My wonderful
family, so many great friends, and my health. I am blessed. Thank You
for allowing me the privilege of being called one of Your children.
Thank You for the opportunity to know the Christ of Christmas. There
is no greater joy than being a part of Your forever family. Nothing
even comes close!
I
pray today for those you find themselves sick and feeling bad this
Christmas. I pray for healing for them, Lord. I pray for those who
are lonely because they have lost a spouse, a child, a parent, or a
dear friend. May they sense Your presence today. Encourage them,
Lord. Smile on them today with Your favor!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 John 1,2,3,4,5
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