For Friday, June 9, 2023:
1 John 5:1 NLT: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, (the Messiah,) has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.”
We are saved through faith, believing that Jesus is God’s own Son and that he can and will do what he promised. Saved, we become children of God, loving both our heavenly Father and our fellow brothers and sisters. It’s not optional!
Believers are all slated to take up residence in heaven. It seems that God is assembling a “perfect” family to spend eternity with him. But while we’re on earth, mankind will make mistakes, do things wrong and come up short. We must constantly be aware that Satan will try anything to preempt our heavenly destination.
Sin is a problem, but so is our reaction to sin. Rather than anger, bitterness and resentment, we are to offer forgiveness and reconciliation. We pray for our enemies, that God would change their direction and point them back to truth. Loving God’s children means loving ALL of them, no exceptions!
If we say we are Christians, we should act like it!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus in the City Fellowship
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