By this we know that
we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
THE STUDY:
What I want to focus on this
morning is the phrase “obey his
commandments.” The Greek word for OBEY is poieo which means to (Make or Do). The word commandment stands for
the commission of the Father given to the Son and for Christ’s commandment to
his disciples.[1]
John’s thought appears to go in a
circle. This is perhaps because the two things involved, as far as he is
concerned, cannot exist apart from one another. One cannot love God and keep
his commands without loving the children of God, and one cannot love the
children of God without loving God and keeping his commands.[2]
WHAT WE CAN WALK
AWAY WITH ….
- We walk away with the understanding that loving and obeying Gods commandments and loving His children go hand in hand. The preface of this all can be looked at as a circle: loving God leads to loving others which leads to obeying his command which is because we love God!
CONCLUSION:
Many of us remember the movie “Lion King!”
This movie is very special to me because it was the first movie I ever took my
daughter too. I remember the scene were the father is explaining the circle of
life when it came to animals. One aspect of life leads to another and then to
another which eventually circles back around to the beginning again.
Our walk with
God can be explained the same way: Love God which leads to loving others which
leads to obeying God’s word which reflects our love for God. And we are back to
the beginning!
Today, let’s
put this circle of Love to the test! Start your day by telling God you Love
Him, then show God’s love to someone. Whatever God has been asking you to do,
DO IT! When it comes time to go to bed tonight, reflect on the day and see if
you don’t have a deeper love for God.
Blessings my friends
Pastor Rod
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