Deut. 1:11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
When was the last time you shared Gods love with someone? If you are not sure about Gods love for you, and do not know how to share a love, you do not know yourself. "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7). I love this verse because it says why we can cast our anxiety on God—because he cares for us. Imagine that! God, the creator of everything that exists, actually cares for you and me. The Ephesians did not fully grasp God's love for them either. In Revelations 2:4, Jesus accuses the Ephesians church of forsaking their first love. Jesus told the Ephesians that they had forsaken their first love and they needed to repent and do the things they did at first. Of course, here they are talking about the Church, but is there any difference in that love and the love we have for each other. Not in what I read in the Bible, God has that same love for us, and He wishes for us to love someone with a deep rooted love, to share this from one to another. In writing to the Ephesians Paul prayed that they would know the love of Christ (Eph 3:18). Paul said we are filled to the degree of love to which we know the love of Christ.
John, the beloved disciple, was at one time a member of the Ephesians church and he was famous for reminding people of the Father’s love toward us. “Love comes from God” (1 John 4:7). Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. “Real love isn’t our love for God, but his love for us” (1 John 4:10). Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the satisfaction for our sins. Our love flows out of, and is a response to, his love. He is our love-source. 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. (Matthew 22:37).
2Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Another awesome blog Brenda.I share Gods love daliy with famliy and friends.The last time I had someone share his love with me was a few nights ago when I needed help before I went to bed.Keep up the great work.
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