Thursday 5 Jan 2023

January 5: 1 John 3:16-21

Key Verse: 1 John 3:17
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?

Devotion:
When was the last time you really sat down and meditated on God’s Word? I would like us to just read the words of these verses over a few times and think about what they say to us...

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

This is a measure of the love Christ has for us; He was willing to lay down His own life just for us even though we have done things wrong in our lives and even worked against Him!

If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?

How often do you give to people in need? I’m not talking about the weekly or monthly bank draft for a charity but for the time when you stopped what you were doing just to go and help someone in need…

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

And then there is the stepping forward and actually doing something instead of just talking about it or saying you will do it…. Just when….

Points to Ponder:
How often do you display your love for others?

Will you stop and show love to someone today?