SPIRITUAL DIARY
Date: 09-11-04
My Worship Time Focus: True Love
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: 1John 3:18
Message of the verse: 18 Little children, let us not love with word or
with tongue, but in deed and truth.
(NAS95) 18 My children, let us love not merely in theory
or in words—let us love in sincerity and in practice! (Phillips)
John is
saying here that a true believer should love in deed, which is the opposite of
loving in word, and they should love in truth, which is the opposite of loving
in tongue. In James 2:15-16, James give
a good example of how not to love in deed where he writes, “15 If a brother or
sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,
16
and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be
filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body,
what use is that?”
In Luke
6:38 Jesus said, “give and it will be given to you,” and this statement can be
applied to both money and also to love, yet true love is not given so that we
get in return, for we love others because Jesus has commanded us to love other,
and if we yield to our new nature this will be what we have a desire to do
anyway.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I would say that showing true Christian love
to my wife is one of the most difficult things for me to do, and I know that is
wrong, yet only by the grace of God will I be able to do this on a more
consistent way.
The Word of God has brought conviction to my heart as I read
it this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Trust the Lord to give me
both the desire and the will to love as He loves.
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