Psalm 119:11
January 3, 2024
FEAST OF SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON – 4th JANUARY
January 4, 2024
THE 3rd OF JANUARY
FATHER GOD AND HIS SON ARE LIVING IN THOSE WHO LOVE AND OBEY THEM
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him… If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” – John 14:21, 23b
Once Jesus becomes our Lord and we are adopted into God’s family, we have to learn and obey God’s commandments written in His Word. This is not to purchase our salvation, as it only comes by grace through Jesus Christ. We obey God because our hearts have changed, and we cannot live rebellious lives anymore. The good deeds and obedience to God come as a result of our hearts’ transformations, through the work of the Holy Spirit and prove that we love the Lord, because He first loved us and died in our place, paying for our sins.
God’s love for us is based on who He is and not on our works or performance. Father God loved us before He even created us and wants us to be with Him forever. What a great hope we have in this! The truth is that we can never deserve God’s love, but because we are His children, when He looks at us, He sees the righteousness of His Son, Jesus Christ! Jesus is perfect and God sees us perfect as long as we are His!
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Heavenly Father, please help me realize how much You really love me, that Your love for me never changes based on what I do or not. And help me never forget that Your desire for me is to fulfill Your will and remain in You and You in me. I want to know You more and more. I thank You for allowing me to not only know You but also to even depend totally upon You for all I am and do. Amen.
Source: thetruthstandsforever
