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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

1 John 4:16 3/3/2020*23*


“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”

Where does your stability come from?…What is your anchor in the storm? This passage contains three truths to help you find out:

First – Do you rely on God’s love for you?  Most of us rely on our good works as our credentials… But this says to rely, not on what you have done, but on the fact that God loves you.

Second – God is love… What does that mean?  There are accounts in scripture of Jesus’ words hurting people’s feelings…so it is not about just being kind or non-offensive. It is something much bigger than that.

Third – If I talked to your friends and family would they say you “live in love, and that they catch glimpses of God living in you”?

This passage has three powerful sentences…27 life changing words. If we want to understand them – we must live them.

Start by relying on God’s love to establish who you are... Nothing will give you more stability. Nothing is more solid than the love God has for you, and if you rely on that for your foundation you will be unshakable.

Then decide to Love others the way God loves… Not what is easiest for you, or most comfortable… but what is best for them. Truth over comfort… Godly love is a verb, and it acts for the betterment of others, regardless of the cost.

At the end of the verse it says, Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them” …think about that statement. It is either true or it is absurd. You must deny it, or it must impact every moment of your day.

You can’t compartmentalize that truth. It must influence how your treat your friends, and how you treat your enemies. It must affect how you talk to your family, and to your adversaries. You must lean on this truth in good times, and in bad times.

There is no middle ground….Choose your anchor….Start now and find your strength in how much God loves you…trust His faithfulness and it will impact yours….it will change all you are, and all you do.

“All God's giants have been weak men and women who have gotten hold of God's faithfulness.”  - Hudson Taylor

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