The Love of GodSample

DAILY SCRIPTURE

If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. (1 John 4:15-16)

KNOWING AND RELYING ON GOD’S LOVE

God’s love is always present and he is always working towards his redemptive purposes and solutions. God’s love is constantly engaging with your life at every level, and in every circumstance. You can know that God is for you and that he desires to lovingly walk with you to bring about his Kingdom purposes in your life.

Romans 8:28 puts it so beautifully,

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

There is no situation you face that is without hope, nothing that is impossible and no circumstance in your life that God cannot bring good out of. God is the master of redeeming, restoring and redirecting our lives. His loving kindness brings us deeper into our connection with Jesus and empowers us to see things the way he does, so we can partner with his plans and see miraculous breakthrough. Since nothing can separate us from God’s love (see Romans 8:38-39), we have permission to let hope and joy spring from our hearts and overflow from our lives as we walk with Jesus. Paul says in Romans 15:13,

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As we confidently trust and rely on God’s amazing love for us, let’s have faith in his goodness towards us and ask the Holy Spirit to help us live lives filled with joy, peace and hope!

THOUGHTS FOR PRAYER AND REFLECTION

• What are some things in your life that bring you joy?
• In what ways do you feel God is asking you to rely on his love at the moment?
• Are there areas in your life that you are currently experiencing anxiety? Invite God to bring his peace into those areas as you rest in him.

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