Heartlight Daily Devotional Sunday,
January 7, 2007
Heartlight Daily Verse
by Phil Ware
January 7
Ephesians 5:1-2
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.
Thoughts on 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.
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)