2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH (II)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
1 John 4:6-11
Romans 16:24-27
“Now to him that is of power to
stablish you according to my gospel,
and the preaching of Jesus Christ …”
THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH (II)
The Apostle John went around the same subject and often repeated what he had said. The repetition of the truth is most needful as it helped to stick the truth in the readers’ minds. John’s approach is different from that of Paul for the later Apostle used arguments, but John stated the truth in a simple way. He described the coming of Jesus as the manifestation of God’s love. He used the twin commands to love God and to love man to build Christian fellowship.
He used the manifestation of the love of God to appeal to believers to love one another as God had loved them. This also will help the believer to develop a closer walk with God. This is again a reminder of the two tables of the Ten Commandments, each table speaks of the twin love of God and of man. This will lead to a life of peace with God and with man.
The need to keep these commandments is of absolute importance because it is the truth. Believers must strive to have a semblance of what John said. “Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love” is the first line of a hymn we love to sing. The story goes that the writer of the hymn (John Fawcett) was about to be transferred as pastor to another church for better pay. The church organised a farewell party for him, but it turned out to be a welcome party! The pastor valued the love shown to him more than money. He chose to remain with his church. He knew that God’s truth was the tie that bound them in love, so he penned those lines.
The spirit of love is absent in the world. Wherever we go in the world, we see thousands of people running up and down to earn a living. A greater number of them are also walking on the broad way. They need to know the truth and the love of God.
THOUGHT: “The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.”
PRAYER: Lord, may I be a channel of blessing to others in love.