13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. 16 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters. 17 But whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and closes his [e]heart [f]against him, how does the love of God remain in him? 18 Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. 19 We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will set our heart at ease before Him, 20 that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence [g]before God; 22 and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
23 This is His commandment, that we [h]believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He [i]commanded us. 24 The one who keeps His commandments remains in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He remains in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
O - As children of God we have been set free from sin and reconcilled once and for all with the Father. We are not to walk in the dark and be tempted by sin but rather are free from the bondage of sin and free from the influence of the devil. We have been freed indeed by the Spirit of God, and once free, we are freed to do the good works of the Father, because out of the holy spirit's presence of our heart he has given us the fruit of the spirit which is love, joy, peace, kindness, mercy, patience, and joy. It is out of this spirit that we do good works to our fellow man, so they may be edified and so the good news of the Gospel is received by those who don't know him.
A - The application for me is to remember that I am a child of God, save by Jesus by repentance of my sins, and the saving Grace of the Father. I have been called by the Father to do Good works which come from the Father, so that I may reach my family and the world with the Good news of the Gospel. We are to flee from the devil and Love and serve our brothers and sister, therefore saving them from themselves, giving them the free gift of love and mercy of God the Father.
P Dear heavenly Father, I repent of my sins and receive your saving love as Jesus has shown love for us and called us to follow Him. He leads us into your kingdom and to your house which he has prepared us a place to live in. Holy Spirit convict me and show me the Way of Truth. Shine the light of Christ on me so that my sin would be revealed and I can have it removed with the reconcilliation of relationship as paid for by Jesus Christ sacrifice. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.
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