"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."
Between the verse and the title of this devotional, you may already know what encouraging comparison I am going to refer to today. Yep... John 3:16. One of the best known verses in the Bible.
Let's all say it together again. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever would believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Memorized from the King James version from when I was just a little boy.
Read the two verses together. Kind of amazing huh? Sounds to me like Jesus set an example for us of what love is. It is unconditional, sacrificial and eternal. Wow. Jesus also said this in John 15:13 "Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." He speaks of Himself. The greatest love is what He gave.
Sounds to me like we should know what love is. So, my friends, my brothers and sisters... Love one another, just like Jesus loves us. The Bible tells us so. A loving thought for today.
With His love,
Pastor Fred
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