Wednesday, May 25, 2005
1 John 3:18-24
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. (ESV)
by Nick Kersten
All throughout this letter, John reminded ‘his children’ to love one another. Because of the atoning sacrifice of Christ, we are free to love one another as a way of manifesting the work of God in this fallen world. In a world where individualism and self-protection reign, it is important to remember that God is greater than our hearts so that we can love without fear, as Jesus himself did. Love is the Christian’s identifying mark in a self-absorbed world.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
