Saturday August 17th, 2024
« By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His (King Jesus) precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us]. And we ought to lay down our lives for the believers »
31 What can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 God didn’t spare His own Son but handed Him over to death for all of us. So He will also give us everything along with Him.
33 Who will accuse those whom God has chosen? God has approved of them.
34 Who will condemn them? Christ has died, and more importantly, He was brought back to life. Christ is in the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the Heavenly throne. Christ also intercedes for us.
35 What will separate us from the love Christ has for us? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or violent death separate us from His love?
36 As Scripture says: “We are being killed all day long because of you. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 The One who loves us gives us an overwhelming victory in all these difficulties.
In 1 Corinthians 13:13, faith, hope, and love were described as ‘abiding’.
The verse however, went further to say that love is the greatest amongst them.
God loved us first before we could love Him in return (1 John 4:19).
When a person has a good understanding of God’s love for him or her, it is as if a veil is removed from the individual’s eyes; he or she would suddenly begin to love God in return and then become free from all the shackles of this sinful world.
God loves us so much!
He considers nothing too big to give to us. Romans 8:32CEV says
« God did not keep back His own Son, but He gave him for us. If God did this, won’t He freely give us everything else? »
If God could give us the greatest gift ever – His Son (John 3:16), nothing is too big for Him to give to you, Nothing!
God gives to us because He is committed to loving us.
He expects us to love our neighbors and give to them too. 1 John 4:21GWT says
« Christ has given us this commandment: The person who loves God must also love other believers »
How much do you love those around you?
How much do you love your colleagues in the office?
One day, a young man came for one of our Holy Ghost Services in Nigeria and saw his aunt in the middle of the crowd. He screamed, “Aunty, so you come here too?” She said, “I just started coming” and he said, “Oh, I have been coming for many years now”. She became angry with him because he had found the light a long time ago but didn’t introduce her to Christ. She was furious that he didn’t warn her that she was on the way to hell.
Are you going to be heartless too and watch your family members go to hell?
You have found the light, why not tell them about Jesus?
Why not invite them to Church with you?
Why not make it a duty to give them this devotional every year, hoping that even if they refuse to surrender their lives to Christ, one day God will lead them to read it and see something that will touch them there.
If you truly love your neighbor, you will lead them to that gift that the Lord has given to you – Salvation.
Key point – The greatest gift you can give to show someone that you love them is the gospel; don’t hold it back.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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