Love Day #2

Romans 12:10

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor

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John 13:35

By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.

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A life of love in action will show the world God's love.   We are supposed to be devoted to other believers in a "family" sort of love.  The quality of love will be the way the world realizes that there is something different about us.   We are also told to honor each other which means to consider their needs before our own.  This is a backwards way of thinking according to the world's standard.  The world's mindset is all about "me".  "My wants", "My needs", etc.  However, the Bible shows that the way to love is to consider other people's wants/needs before our own.  

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Too often I think that the church doesn't practice this sort of living because we are so consumed with the culture around us.  We focus on Bible reading with a "me" mindset.  We think "what can I get out of it" ... which is a good question to ask but we stop there.  And that is where we fail.  We need to be focused not only on what we get out of our quiet times, but go further and look for opportunities to share what we learn with those around us... in doing so we move from the "me" aspect to "others" because we are focusing on their need for the Word.  Also, I think that if we as believers really took these two verses to heart and practiced them, I think that more of our unsaved family members and friends would come to know Jesus because of our life of love.  

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Today, let's practice loving each other and maybe we can change the world through our love.