Prayer – Lord – Lord God, Your commandments say, "You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet." These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: "Love your neighbor as yourself." From Romans 13:9. Show me how to intentionally love my neighbor and myself. By serving others, I am serving You…loving You and loving others as I love myself.
ו [Waw]
LORD, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me. Then I
can answer those who taunt me, for I trust in your word. Do not snatch your
word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope. I will keep on
obeying your instructions forever and ever. I will walk in freedom, for I have
devoted myself to your commandments. I will speak to kings about your laws, and
I will not be ashamed. How I delight in your commands! How I love them! I honor
and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees. Psalm 119:41-48
Meditate
on God’s love, laws and commands.
Waw, vahv
or va-v is the sixth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Imagine a poem written in
English with every stanza written beginning with the sixth letter of our
alphabet…F. What words, or phrases, can you think of that begin with F that can
be associated with love and God? Faithful, forgiving, fair, feeling,
forget, future with hope, fantastic, forbearing, fond, fond, firm, fearless,
and friend.
Love and
obedience are the keys to knowing and loving our God. Love is the key to having
a good relationship with God…with anyone. Look at what the Apostle John wrote
in reminding us to love one another.
I am writing to remind you, dear
friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but
one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us,
and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the
beginning. I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They
deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an
antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to
achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. Anyone who wanders
away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in
the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.
2 John 1:5-9
One of
the most popular children’s songs is “Jesus Loves Me” and it is well
known that it is all about love. Jesus’ love is written about all through the
Bible. Paul wrote about loving one another in his letter to the church at
Thessalonica, encouraging us as we wait for the return of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
And may the Lord make your love for
one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you
overflows. May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as
you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his
holy people. Amen. 1
Thessalonians 3:12-13
Amen. Let
it be so. Love one another. Love God. Love your neighbor as yourself. Always a
choice. Are you feeling the love? Do you love yourself?
Verse
of Salvation ~ LORD, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you
promised me. Psalm
119:41
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