August 24, 2019: SOAP #3551:  Jeremiah 33-34; Psalm 74; 1John 5

Scripture:  1John (NIV) 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.  …
19 We love because he first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

1John (NIV) 5:2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

Observation:  Love starts with God.  Love and holiness are the bedrock of God’s nature.  They are to be the same for us.  If God has taken up residence in my life, then His love will be expressed through every interaction with others, expressed in every task, and expressed every day.

Application:   The proof of my love for God is my love for my brother.  The proof of my love for my brother is my love for God!

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I pray that the same love you expressed in sending Jesus will find expression through me.  Amen

Pastor Leon

Making friends for time and eternity!