CoA Week 3
~Company of Angels~"...You have had a clear picture of Jesus Christ crucified, right in front of your eyes..." -Gal 3:1
Weekly Bible Reading
1 John 3:16-24
This is the proof of love,
that He laid down His life for us,
and we too ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
If anyone is well-off in worldly possessions
and sees his brother in need
but closes his heart to him,
how can the love of God be remaining in him?
Children,
our love must be not just words or mere talk,
but something active and genuine.
This will be the proof that we belong to the truth,
and it will convince us in His presence,
even if our feelings condemn us,
that God is greater than our feelings and knows all things.
My dear friends,
if our own feelings do not condemn us,
we can be fearless before God,
and whatever we ask
we shall receive from Him,
because we keep His commandments
and do what is acceptable to Him.
His commandment is this,
that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ
and that we should love one another as He commanded us.
Whoever keeps His commandments
remains in God, and God in him.
And this is the proof that He remains in us:
the Spirit that He has given us.
How do we know what love is?
How should our love for God be demonstrated?
What do we gain from keeping God's commandments?
For Memory:
"Children
our love must not be just words or mere talk,
but something active and genuine." (1 John 3:18)
Labels: Company of Angels, St. Andrew's
posted by Gregory at 4:08 p.m.
1 Comments:
We know what love is through the Cross. We, who did not deserve that gift of grace, learned through that gracious act that God's love knows no bounds.
In that same way, then, our love should both be tangible and self-sacrificing. It's not enough just to say that we love someone, but that love must be demonstrated. When someone is in need, we must meet it as far as we are able. If we are not willing to sacrifice for others, then we are not truly loving, because at the Cross, Jesus taught us that true love is sacrifice.
In so loving, we grow continually closer to Christ. As we keep His commandments to love, then He promises to be with us and to meet our needs. We remain in God, and God in us, through the gift of His Holy Spirit of love, outpoured for us.
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