How powerful is belief? It is beyond powerful: it is the key to not only entering the Christian life but also living for Christ in an effective manner.
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The word nike is mentioned four times in our biblical text for today's devotion, once as "victory" and three times as "overcome".
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John says that Christians have a commandment from Christ: we must love our brothers. Jesus said this explicitly in two of the Gospels.
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The only way we can love God is because God has loved us first, and it is He who empowers us to love other people.
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Love is the powerful antidote to fear. If we fear, then God's love is not perfected in us.
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1 John 4:17 gives the child of God great comfort and courage. When we believe in Christ for salvation, He takes away fears and feelings of emptiness.
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John writes about that which overpowers all emptiness & fear: that is the love of God as seen in the life of Jesus & a love perfected in His people.
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Of all the roughly 7,400 languages that are spoken around the world, only about 800 of them have the full Bible translated into their language.
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Because "the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever" (Psalm 136), there is nothing you can do to make God love you more or less.
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God doesn't need us, but he delights in using us. Perhaps he used me a few years ago to water the good seed of the Gospel planted in a camper's heart.
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You never know how any little conversation could be a divine appointment. Look for how the Lord might be opening doors to spiritual conversation.
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It is such a blessing to see those whom you have served and poured into growing in the Lord and walking faithfully with Him.
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Whoever—anyone—can believe and be saved: from the pauper to the prince, from the servant to the sultan—whosoever!
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Is Jesus on your mind and the Gospel coming out of your mouth?
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When we believe in Jesus for salvation, God comes to dwell in us. It is the power of the Holy Spirit living within us that enables us to truly love.
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A powerful example of the world seeing God through the love of the church is Acts 2:44-47. The people in Jerusalem saw the way the believers treated one another, and they wanted to be a part.
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John says "no one has seen God," but other biblical authors talk about seeing God. Is this a contradiction?
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Because of God's love for us, we ought to love others. What are you doing at your church to obey this word? What are you doing to manifest your love?
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The popular definition of love is tainted with notions of self. We love out of ulterior motives. This is unlike God's love.
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Have you ever attempted something so big that failure is guaranteed unless the Lord does it?
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