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Joyce Meyer – Christ’s Credentials

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You yourselves are our letter of recommendation (our credentials), written in your hearts, to be known (perceived, recognized) and read by everybody. —2 Corinthians 3:2

Everybody wants to be loved, and God makes Himself known through His love. For this reason I believe it is important to God’s heart for us to focus on expressing His love in order to draw people to Jesus.

People are hungry and they are looking for something real. When people see the fruit of the Holy Spirit in us and see that it is good, they will want to find the source of this fruit—this tree of life. They will be ready to accept Jesus as the Way to form a personal, eternal relationship with God and to experience the abundant, exceptional life on earth that He came to provide.

It is an amazing thought to me that we are personal representatives of Jesus Christ and that He is making His appeal to people through us (2 Corinthians 5:20). Everyone in the world is looking for genuine love, and when we let the love of God flow through us to them, we are representing Christ in best possible way.

We are to go out into the world and let the Holy Spirit flow through us to show people God’s love—His patience, kindness, goodness, and the other fruit. Let the way you live your everyday life be a tool that God can use to draw other people to Him.

Follow the more excellent way of love. Receive God’s love and let it flow in its many forms and power to others.

Love Others Today: Everywhere you go, remember that you represent Jesus to the people around you. Represent Him with love.

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God’s Loving Desire – Charles Stanley

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1 Timothy 2:1-6

Throughout the New Testament, we see God’s universal call to salvation repeated a number of times (John 1:12; 3:16; 6:40; 2 Peter 3:9). But each of us must make a personal decision about answering Him.

God wants mankind saved for several reasons. First, He loves us (Eph. 2:4). Divine love isn’t based on any worthiness in us; rather, care for His creation is part of God’s nature. Second, the Lord’s grace is made evident through His followers (v. 7). Believers were once rebellious beings, whom God transformed into obedient servants—that’s a change He wants to celebrate for eternity. What’s more, our good works glorify the Lord (Matt. 5:16). Everything we do in His name increases other people’s awareness of Him.

Salvation is possible only through Christ, who reconciles sinful people to holy God. Isaiah 53:6 teaches that every one of us is a sinner, and Romans 6:23 adds, “The wages of sin is death.” Without a divine solution, we’d be indebted and hopeless. But the Savior’s death on the cross paid the penalty for all humanity so anyone who wants a relationship with the Father can have one. Believing Jesus died for our sins and submitting to the Lord’s will are all that’s necessary for us to enter into eternal fellowship with Him.

Our heavenly father loves us and wants to be with us forever. The only thing that can separate us from Him is a decision to reject His invitation. Once we receive His Son as Savior, we are God’s, and no human action or character flaw can sever our eternal relationship with Him.