FRIDAY, May 15th, 2009

Emily, that was a super long comment! Your awesome! you should try to post these devos someday, just to feel how its like. You want to?



14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.



This is a continuation of yesterday's chapter. Verse 23 is the one that caught my attention on this one.

There are two great commandments that it wants us to know. Believe in Jesus, you know, the whole shibag, and to love one another.

Now, what does love really mean? love means: affectionate concern for the well-being of others. If you are concerened about someone else's problems, or hurts or feeling, then you love them. Also, you could love them by putting them before yourself, since everyone knows we love ourselves.

Now the question is, do you care about other people's problems and are willing to put them before yourself? if so, you love them. I have always wondered what really is love, but now I know. Hey, its awesome to learn new interesting things everyday!

So, do you love others?

-Michael