Christmas Greetings!  May the Presence of Him who came, lived, died, rose again and ascended to a place of great glory be very noticeable today and in the coming year!   My gift to you—each morning passing along God’s daily gift to me—a scripture and a thought.   Leon

December 25, 2016:  SOAP #2213:

Scripture:   1John (NIV) 3:16 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.

Observation:   A young person hearing someone saying something they strongly agree with might say, “Right on!”  In church someone might say, “Amen!”  In Viet Nam we said, “There it is.”  When I read the first sentence above it seem appropriate to say, “THERE IT IS!”  It cannot be said better than that!  If you want to know what love is, look at Jesus!  At Christmas we celebrate a life of love that led to death on a cross to pay for man’s sins.

Application:   And if I want to know how to love, I need to look at Jesus!  Love is not measured by good feelings or nice talk but by sacrifice.

Prayer:   Lord, teach me what love is; teach me how to love.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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