1 John 4:15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
Lord, Sometimes things feel so incredibly difficult–What’s the right thing to do? What’s the right thing to say? How do I love like Jesus in this fallen world? You tell us again and again that love is the answer–Love one another. Love as Jesus loved. Love God, love others. Forgive me that I’m so slow learning this lesson.
1 John 4:16a And so we know and rely on the love God has for us….
Lord, Once this lesson to love sinks in, then I start equivocating: You don’t really mean everybody, right? Not the person who hurt me, surely. Not the person who is mean or cruel or vindictive. Not the terribly unlovable person. Surely You don’t mean those folks, too. You call me to love. Help me to love like Jesus–fully, unconditionally, past faults and mistakes and missteps. Help me to love others the way You love me–fiercely and completely, even when I don’t deserve it.
1 John 4:16b …God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
Lord, My worth, my value is in You alone. Even on my bad days, You see my worth. Help me to see others the way that You see me. Help me to love others the way that You love me. Help me to know and rely on the love You have for me and to share that love with all I encounter. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
1 John 4:17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.
Have a blessed day. I love you.