I Jn 3:18-1918 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.(KJV)
Here is the true test, the Word says, of the fact of whether or not we are of the truth. If we love in deed and not in word only. Man's love is conditional, and God's love is without condition. For God so loved that He gave.... We so love that we take....( or I will love you if....) ( Or I can't love you because....) Do you see the contrast? Who are we really fooling, if we pretend with a pretty white smile...."I love you" (with our words) when in our heart of hearts...our deeds manifest the opposite? It is not about me loving you...but about me offering my body a living sacrifice for Him to love you thru me. Let's face it...I hate my enemies...But since I died...and Jesus lives in me, His love loves my enemies thru me. So it is not about me loving, but Him loving thru me...thus the truth is made evident. If I don't love my brother, then I don't have the Love of God. Here by we know who is born of God and who is not. There is no guessing. He that hates his brother is not born of God, and does not know God.
So lets reckon ourselves dead, to all our prejudices, to all our misfortunes, to all our hurts, and self-pitty, and let God live in us and manifest His true love, via the Spirit of Love that dwells in us. By this we will we know who really is born of God. Be blessed.
Billy and Jan Wells
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