Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 185
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Pleaae take the time to take in song and lyrics from Kim Walker-Smith singing … Jesus Paid It All … poignantly singing of how our Lord gave His all on the cross to save all who would give our all by faith in His finished work and sacrifice to save us.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … John 15:13 [NLT] …
13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
… Jesus teaches on the essence of love, … being willing to give our lives for a friend.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … John 15:9-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus shows His Disciples in the upper room the night before He was to go to the cross about the essence of His love for them (and for us).
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Reference Passage: … John 3:16 [NLT] …
16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
… God the Father was willing to give His only Son to save us.
Reference Passage: … Romans 12:1 [NLT] …
1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.
… Paul shows fellow Christians that the essence of Christlike love is being willing to give our all to help others as a worship to/for the One Who have His all to save us.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 13:4-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows fellow Christians what real love - the love of God - is all about.
Reference Passage: … 1John 3:16, 4:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru John, explains the costliness of Christlike love.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Lisa M Samra … AT THIS LINK … told of President Roosevelt, praying via radio on June 6, 1944, about the thousands of men who were about to live their lives on D-day, saying, “They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.”
The night before Jesus was to give His life to save us all, He told His disciples that there is no greater love for others than to be willing to lay down our lives in sacrifice for others (see highlight passage).
So, my friend, … my fellow disciple of Christ, … after we take in the linked song and the Scriptures above, what are we willing to do TODAY to show our love for someone in our lives, ,,, someone who needs our love and a little bit of help today (see photo)?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … give Your all Your love so that I can give some it to someone today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to reach out and share some of Your love with someone today. … Amen
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