“But if anyone obeys His word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him. Whoever claims to live in him, must walk as Jesus did.”
1 John 2:5-6
PERFECT! We do NOT live in a perfect world. We probably have a difficult time understanding what PERFECT LOVE is, much less accepting it as perfect. I always have to go back to 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
“If anyone obeys His Word, God’s love is made complete in him.” Complete. Perfect. That’s a BIG order. But it is God who makes His love complete in us, not we who make His love perfect in us.
Let’s take one step at a time:
Obey His Word. Accept His perfect love. Walk as Jesus did.
We CANNOT DO THIS BY OURSELVES. We MUST submit Him.
We must obey His Word.
As we work toward obeying God’s word, let us each day try to focus on one small piece of perfect love….
Prayer:
Loving and gracious God, please help us to obey Your word so that your Love may be complete in us. In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Contributed by Jean Gautier
