Good morning,
This week we will look at who is love, what He has done for us, our response, and what 1 John 4:7-21 tells us about love.
The reason for our love to Jesus (4:19)
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
Think back with me to the time prior to our salvation. Remember the type of people we were. Then God stepped in and showed us His love and changed our lives. We should be eternally grateful that God loved us. We should love Him, because He first loved us!
The commandment to love (4:20-21)
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
If we have learned nothing else about love, we should love our brothers. Not only because it is commanded, but because of the love God showed to us. Remember, we would not be here today were it not for the love of God!
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Who is the source of love? Why?
How did God model His love for us?
What does He command us to do?
How does the unity of the Trinity work?
What should I response be to God’s love?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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