“The Command To Love”
Thursday, November 21, 2024Key Verse
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7
Text — 1 John 4:7-11
Message
God commands us to do so many things but when he commands us to love, He laid so much emphasis on it. The Bible says that we should not owe anybody anything but that we should love one another. The love you should have should be for everyone and not only your friends, relatives or church members. If you love only your friends, you’re the same with the Pharisees and pretenders.
God loves us even when we were sinners. Now He is asking us to show love to everyone because love is the greatest. We show love by being kind, helping the needy, preaching the gospel, praying for others, sharing good opportunities with others and many other good things. Above all, you must be born again for you to be able to show true love to others because you cannot give what you do not have. Write out three things you must do daily to show God’s love to your neighbours.
Further Reading
John 15:12-14
Prayer for today
Lord Jesus, help me to love others the way You love me.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
