Good day dear friends.
Our text for today comes from 1 John 5: 1 Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-begotten. If we love the One who conceives the child, we'll surely love the child who was conceived. 2 The reality test on whether or not we love God's children is this: Do we love God? Do we keep his commands? 3The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome. 4 Every God-begotten person conquers the world's ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. 5 The person who wins out over the world's ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God. 6 Jesus - the Divine Christ! He experienced a life-giving birth and a death-killing death. Not only birth from the womb, but baptismal birth of his ministry and sacrificial death. And all the while the Spirit is confirming the truth, the reality of God's presence at Jesus' baptism and crucifixion, bringing those occasions alive for us.[(s15.7)] A triple testimony (The Message)
I remember the time when anything my parents asked me to do was troublesome. I was just too into whatever it was that I was doing to be interrupted or bothered by one of their requests. What's more important than listening to music or reading comics? Not mowing the grass or running to the store to get milk or bread. Yet, I loved my parents but I loved myself a little more back then. Isn't this the trouble with us sometimes in our love for God? The writer of John is saying that in our relationship with God it's all about love and in our love for God we have to throw in there the reality that love involves others as well. And our obedience lived out is what amazed and conquers the world. When we respond in love to things that most would expect vengeance or hatred, the world is conquered. Jesus is the key to this amazing life that more need to be living. For the writer our faith is not simply believing, it is putting into practice the teachings and commands and examples of the Lord in our lives.
Think on the places where you are not living this way; your home, your work, your church,and ask yourself prayerfully what you can do to combat and change that for good.
The world is watching. And the world is in need.
PRAYER: Loving God, may our love for You be shared with others in a way that conquers the world. In Jesus' precious and powerful name we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
