MEMORISE: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world
knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1 John 3 : 1.
READ: 1 JOHN 3: 1 – 2.
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that
we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be
like him; for we shall see him as he is.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 1 – 3.
God is a friendly God who takes steps to cultivate our friendship.
The problem is that not many of us who claim to be born-again have
reciprocated His moves towards
us in the area of friendship. In addition to friendship, He is a loving
God. John 3 : 16 tells us that God made the ultimate sacrifice of His
only begotten Son out of love. Romans 8 : 37 says it is His love that
makes us more than conquerors and not because we have learnt the
rudiments of prayer. Because He is a loving God, He knows your
weaknesses and strengths and is willing to come down to your level to
both help and keep you company. Sometime in 1981, I was ministering from
8 a.m. to 6 a.m. and I still had to go take the Digging Deep service (Bible study).
When we finished, I was so tired that my body was vibrating and I could
not stand. Meanwhile, there was a long queue of people waiting to see
me. At that point I asked God: “Do l have to pray for these people when
you can see that I can barely even stand?” Then He told me to sit down
and asked me, “Who asked you to stand? All they needed is for you to lay
hands on them”. Until then, I never thought one could sit down and pray
as I believed it was disrespect to God.
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that
we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.”1 John 3 : 1
The love of God has given us a change of name
– from children of the devil into sons of God. His love also ensures
you are not disappointed. One reason He has not fully brought the weight
of our sins upon us is because of His love. God loves you. His love has
made Him to ignore certain things you did wrong; you did not escape His
judgment because you were smart. His love also ensures that you are
disciplined so that you can achieve His purpose for your life. How are
you responding to His love today?
PRAYER POINT:
Father, thank You for your love. Help me to love You and my brethren like You love me.
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