September 20, 2009

Love Part 1: September 14, 2009

TODAYS WORD FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

A FIVE DAY SERIES ON
LOVE

Love defined by Webster:

Affection for one another; an object of affection; any strong liking or affection.

GODS WORD

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.” Matthew 22:37.

WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE

The “great commandment” that God has given to us is to love God. When we talk about loving God it demands that we have a relationship with Him. You cannot love someone without having a relationship with him or her.

Some people say they believe in God but they show no indication of having a relationship with God. There is a difference between being religious and saying you believe in God and having a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus. Some people call Christianity a religion, but Christianity is a LOVE relationship one has with God through His Son Jesus Christ.

The religions of the world require a devotion and adherence to a set of beliefs, practices and rituals such as doing good deeds and penance in order to earn one’s way to heaven. The Bible is very clear in saying that there is absolutely nothing one can do to earn their way to heaven. It is not what we do, but what God has done for us that provides us a way to heaven.

God sent His only Son to die on the cross to pay our penalty for our sins. This is how He showed His LOVE to us. What we must do is to accept Jesus Christ into our life to be our Lord and Savior and then begin a relationship with God that is built on true LOVE!

There is no greater LOVE than the LOVE that God has for us. God paid the highest price He could to provide us a way to eternal life with Him. He sacrificed His only Son to show His LOVE to us and to provide a way that we can have a relationship with Him. That is what true Love is all about --- loving God because He loves us!

We also love God because He has given us the greatest “love letter” of all time --- THE BIBLE! God gave in love His Holy Word so that we had a guide book on how to live a Christ honoring life. What we believe is based on a LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, not a religion.

TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER

Thank you dear Lord for the love that You have shown to me. Help me to learn more about You today and to build my relationship with You. May my friends and family see in me the love that I have for You and may it encourage them to want to love Jesus so that they may also know what it means to have a relationship with You.

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