Stearns: active love

Thursday, May 6, 2021
Meditation:
    Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
    —1 Peter 1:22-23 (NIV)
Quotation:
    In today’s world, wracked by terrorism, poverty, lawlessness, disease, and violence, the message of the gospel and the need for Christians who put their faith into action has never been more acute. We, the followers of Jesus Christ, are an integral part of God’s plan for the world—the same world that God loved so much—“that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). In this famous verse we see the depth of God’s love for our world. It was not a passive and sentimental love but rather a dynamic, active, and sacrificial love. For God so loved the world that he acted!
    ... Richard Stearns, President of World Vision, Inc., Introduction to Faith In Action Study Bible: Living God’s Word in a Changing World [2005]
    See also 1 Pet. 1:22-23; Matt. 25:34-40; John 3:16; 1 Cor. 13:4-7; Gal. 6:2; Jas. 2:15-16; 1 John 3:17-18
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You have called me to action. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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