God’s Love For You is Revolutionary

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.”  – Ephesians 2:4-5

God’s love is revolutionary. Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44).

The world tells us to love those who love us and hate those who hate us. But, this is not how God works.

Jesus told us to love our enemies. He could command this because He died for His enemies. We were dead in transgressions, and yet God still loved us with a great love and made us alive!

Do you love your enemies like Christ loved us? Turn the world upside-down and love your neighbours like Christ.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 19; Psalms 58-59; Acts 10:24-48

And they told him all the words of Joseph…[and] the spirit of Jacob their father revived. Genesis 45:27

Jacob was old and his days were spent mourning his losses. Rachel was dead, he believed Joseph was too and God’s promises seemed as dry as the desert sand. His remaining comfort, Benjamin, had been whisked away in a time of famine and crisis (Gen. 43:14). Surely the end was near! But God used Jacob’s surrender of Benjamin to bring about a marvelous deliverance. God proved that circumstances don’t dictate our reality—He does. Jacob was revived, restored and renewed when his hope was in God alone. May this be our experience. —Deborah Manera

“God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.” —Andrew Murray