Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Liebe wird erwiesen, nicht nur in Worten ausgedrückt. Liebe teilt sich stets mit, statt auf angenehme und sichere Zeiten zu warten. Liebe löst ein, selbst wenn die Hoffnung verloren erscheint. Liebe ist nicht nur das, was Gott ist, sondern das was Gott tut und schenkt.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Love is demonstrated, not just communicated verbally. When the Scriptures tell us that God loves us, they always show God's actions that demonstrate that love. Here, John wants us to realize that God's love goes first. God demonstrates and shares his love with us before we demonstrate our love for him. He doesn't wait till it is safe to love us. He doesn't wait until he will get something in return. Instead, he goes first and defines his love in this way so that we can know that genuine love redeems when all hope seems lost — when we are not worthy, and when we are not ready. God is love, and we know this because of what his love does, had done, and will give to us even before we choose to love him.
Mein Gebet
Danke dir, lieber himmlischer Vater, dass du mich so reichlich liebst. Hilf mir bitte, jede Gelegenheit wahrzunehmen, um die Menschen zu lieben, die du mir täglich auf meinen Weg stellst. Benutze mich heute und jeden Tag, um jemandem deine Liebe zu zeigen. In Jesu Namen, bete ich. Amen.
My Prayer...
Thank you, dear Heavenly Father, for loving me so extravagantly. Please help me see the opportunities to love others you place in my path every day. Use me, please, dear Father, to demonstrate your love to someone today and the following days of my life. Help me go first with love in my life. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
