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Love One Another!



Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
- 1 John 4:11-12
When I read these verses this morning, I was struck by the words, “No one has ever seen God” and “God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”  Even though no one has seen God, God lives in us!  This means that anyone can see God when God’s love is shown through us!  People can see God when we love one another like God has loved us.  That love can only happen when God is living in us.
As followers of Jesus Christ, it is our goal to emulate the one who we follow.  God loved us by sending his Son into the world as the sacrifice for our sins and the gateway for us into a redeemed relationship with God.  Jesus showed us what true love looks like throughout his life and ministry and especially through his death on the cross.  With that example in mind, we ought to love one another in the same sacrificial way.  Our response for the great love that God has shown us is to love one another in the same way!
If you have already started out your new week in a way that hasn’t been as loving as it should be, take some time right now to restart your week by seeking God’s forgiveness and asking him for his strength to be loving to everyone around you even though they might not deserve it (in most cases they don’t).  
Love people like Jesus loved people!  Love people like Jesus loved you!  Love because God loves you!
Be Blessed!

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