Memory Verse of the Week ~
Do
not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world,
you do not have the love of the Father in you. 1 John 2:15
What does the
world love? Who is the world? Are all the people outside of the “church” or
those who don’t love God considered
to be “the world”? Aren’t we supposed to love those who are not part of the
church so that they can experience the love of God…and then seek to know God
themselves? Love your neighbor as yourself?
I think what John was writing about…Do
not love this world nor the things it offers you…is saying not to put other
things before God. Don’t love money, fame, fancy cars, clothes, food, sports,
movies and other entertainment more than you love God. If you love the things
that the world tries to entice you with, instead of putting God first in your
life then it really shows that you don’t love God the Father…or have His love
in you. Pretty straight-forward. That is just how God is. He has made it
simple. Love Him. Love others. Love yourself. In speaking with the
Pharisee…
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| Love God...Love Others. Live in harmony like these daisies and echinacea. |
Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD
your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the
first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your
neighbor as yourself.' The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are
based on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40.
In teaching more about God’s plan, Paul wrote, from prison.
So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord.
And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for him. With the
strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good
News. For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not
because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning
of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. And now he has made all of
this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the
power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good
News. 2 Timothy
1:8-10
There is
nothing we can do or say that entitles us to anything that God offers mankind.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control, or eternal life. None of those are ours. They are a gift from
God. What a wonderful gift! All wrapped up—like a precious birthday present.
Open it. It is God’s gift of love to you…and you alone. Are you going to accept
God’s gift…or are you going to love the world and the things it offers you
instead?
Prayer
~ Jesus, I do not love this world nor the things it offers me
because I chose to have the love of the Father in me…from 1 John 2:15.
Daily
Bible Reading:1 Samuel 1-3
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All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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