COMMENTS
Love—an action verb not a noun. Let’s explore that some more….
NOTES
“And
so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”
That’s 1 John 4:16, one of the verses
from the last posting. There are many
wonderful words and wonderful thoughts and promises in that verse, but the
words that jumped out at me were “whoever lives in love”. What is it like to live in love?
I believe that the answer to that
question could take days to explore and discuss. The personal application would radically affect
my feelings of self-worth. Imagine! I am living in and experiencing Christ’s
love! But
“personal” application isn’t what the Lord is speaking to me today. Instead, He leads me to a different
question: If I “live in love”, how does
that affect my life in this world and with other people? So, that’s where we’ll go today. Our journey will be made through several
Bible verses that He has given me. Here
we go.
“Therefore
if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort
from His love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one
in spirit and of one mind.” (Philippians
2:1-2)
As a Christian, I am living in Christ
and He in me. Since that’s true, He
encourages me and comforts me. I am
guided by His Spirit. He is tender and
compassionate to me. If I am living in
love, I am to be all those things to the people around me. I always read that statement about being
“like-minded” as meaning I am to be in agreement with other believers. That may be true, but what our Lord has
revealed to me today is that I am to be like HIM. I am to have HIS love, HIS spirit, HIS
mind.
“For
you were once in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” (Ephesians 5:8)
If I am living in love, I will be light
to those around me. Light, not
darkness. Hope, not despair. Jesus, not Satan. Question:
How do I treat others? Am I
light, hope, and Jesus to them?
There are a few more verses that He
wants us to look at. However, in the
interest of keeping this a reasonable length, we’ll look at them tomorrow.
Be like-minded today! Be light!
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