“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.”
We are to love one another with the love with which Jesus loves us. John exhorts that we must love like that to qualify as being born of God and to know God personally.
We must progressively come to distinguish and know the love that God shares with us. We must get a clearer understanding of our required participation in this love as it radiates from God. We need to get a better handle on it than most have.
The Message Bible says: “My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God.”
In our natural human families we know that kids will take after their parents in traits and characteristics because they are born of them. Nature teaches us this very well. A dog is born of dogs and therefore will do “dog things.” A cat is born of cats and will do “cat things.” We are born of God and therefore we do “God things.”
God is love.
I will love the way God loves me because I am born of God and know Him by love.
- Reading Plan A: James 1
- Reading Plan B: John 13
- Reading Plan C: Ezekiel 20-21; James 1
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.