Team in Peru

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Mission Journal #5 - Love is a Verb!

Today's Scripture focus is from 1 John 3:16-24 (NLT)

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.  If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.  Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.  Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.  And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.  Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us.

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A prayer . . .Help me, dear Lord, to act when I see someone who needs me.  I want to do for others what I would hope they would do for me if I were in their shoes.  Amen

What were the results of your loving actions when you acted in love and yielded yourself to God?  Is there a person around you today that you may find hard to love?  How can you act in love towards them today?  If need be, seek God's help.

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