“God Loves Us”

{In 1 John 4:16 it reads: And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.} I this verse John wants us to understand how much God loves us and to believe how special we are to God, our faith in how much He loves us. The fact that God is love is repeated from verse 8 “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” To emphasize how complete God’s love is toward us. The verse ends with the fruit of this kind of love and unity. Abiding in God and His Love . The spirit of truth and protection against the spirit of error. The fact of false prophets and the need to test the spirits. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. In other words, love for God and others is the way to remain growing in the Lord. And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. John includes both himself and his readers as believers in the beginning of this verse. His words clearly state that both knowing and believing are important. In many modern churches, believing has been emphasized apart from knowing God. This can lead to people who accept Jesus yet do not live for Him. These people may be “born of God,” but they show no signs of “abiding” in Him.
Both “to know and to believe” are essential in the life of a Christian believer. We must believe in who Christ really is, for salvation. We must “know” Him through obedience, worship and uniting with believers, to be accepted in our actions, and to be blessed by Him.

{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I praise You and thank You for Your heart of love and compassion that is open towards me and others. I thank You and praise You for the many ways that You shower Your love into my life. I am believing to be ever mindful of Your never-failing love and ever-abiding: presence in my heart. Use me I pray, to stream Your gracious love through my life and out to the weary and thirsty souls that You place in my path. Let me be Your light this day and every day. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” 1 peter 4:8