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>  Heartlight Daily Devotional  Saturday, January 7, 2006
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>Be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live a life of 
>love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a 
>fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
>--Ephesians 5:1-2 New International Version
>THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE... Imitation is the most sincere form 
>of flattery. If we are to sincerely flatter God by being like him, 
>imitation may be the most costly form of flattery as well. You see, 
>love for God is never something that occurs just in our minds or our 
>hearts. Love is something we do for another -- it is action. John 
>said in 1 John 4 that we must love in both our deeds and our words. 
>Love means to give ourselves up -- what we want, our rights, our 
>desires -- to honor God and serve others. This is a kind of love 
>that can change the world, or a marriage, or a family.
>MY PRAYER... Abba Father, I will never fully understand how you 
>could love me so much that you would allow your son to die for me as 
>my sacrifice. Please help me love others sacrificially. I know the 
>power to do this is not within me, so please pour your love into my 
>heart so that I may share that love with others. Through Jesus, my 
>brother and my sacrifice, I pray. Amen.
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The LORD your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
         ~ Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)