We serve the God that we can expect great things from. But do we expect great things from our God?
He will take our faith and move in ways out of the norm. He forgives sinners like us, comforts each of us when we are down or lonely, heals us when we are sick and shows up with new mercies each day. That is what we can expect and more.
I challenge us to make sure that our lives speak up as the life of Jesus spoke. Few things speak louder than true, godly love.
1 John 4:7-9 NLT
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 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.
We love because He loved us first. He demonstrated that love in tangible ways and didn’t just tell us that we are loved. That is what we are to do as well. Prove that you love others.
In fact Christians living for Christ in this world are the proof and the encouraging of others getting to know God.
we need to be kingdom agents of forgiveness and reconciliation in each other’s lives and in the world - Tony Evans
That is a powerful statement from Tony Evans. May that be true of us. True of how we see ourselves. Trust of how we deal with others. Treat others like they really are valuable and forgiven. Treat them as they are loved by God.
1 John 4:20-21 NLT
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.
It is ours to prove. It is our choice. Choose to demonstrate the love of God to the people you encounter this week!
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