I've been giving a lot of thought this week to the miracle that is love. We all experience love in some form at some point in our lives. The truest form of love is the love that is from God our Father. I was inspired by this weeks study in our small group from Francis Chan's "Forgotten God". Though the chapter was not specifically about love, it did stand out to me as a theme throughout each section of the chapter. He poses the question at the end of the chapter "ask the Holy Spirit this 'Who can I love for You today?'" Wow!
Many of us seek miracles, wait for miracles, or pray for miracles only to overlook that the greatest miracle is the love we show to those who do not know God, so they can become fully devoted followers of Christ. That is a great miracle that is often overshadowed by the "seen" miracles of physical healing, financial breakthrough, marital healing, etc. Let's be a "miracle" in someones life today. Ask God to show you who He wants you to love today.
Love is such an important subject to God. He inspired the writers of the bible to talk about close to 400 times! It seems like He wants to get His point across to us! Here are just a few reminders:
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 Corinthians 13:13 - So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Colossians 3:14 - And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
1 Peter 4:8 - Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Father God, I am so thankful for Your love. You have given the ultimate sacrifice in Jesus Christ, and have made me Yours. I thank You for Your love that is in me, and that I can be that miracle for someone today. Show me, Lord, who can I love for You today?
Love to see you back in the role of motivator, encourager. You are so good at sending out gentle, loving reminders through your writing. I usually ask God how He wants to USE me on a particular day but you are right, it might serve a better purpose to ask how I can show His Love instead.
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