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given GOD'S SPIRIT

1 John 4:12&13
"12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit."

God's LOVE for YOU is GREATER than you can imagine.
God's LOVE is a vast and deep ocean that flows to everyone. Any LOVE we are given or express comes from GOD. If we only receive LOVE and never give LOVE, we become stagnant "Dead Sea." While we have trouble loving some people. Some people have trouble loving us. We don't have the LOVE to do it all, but God does! Pray for LOVE over patience. Have the patience of God. If we share LOVE, we are representing GOD.

We might think of the summation of John’s idea here is that you and I are the hands and arms of Jesus, doing His work in this world. "No man hath seen God at any time. If we LOVE one another, God dwelleth in us, and His LOVE is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He hath given us of HIS SPIRIT." We can grow closer to GOD by the exercise of LOVE. When we express LOVE through our actions, GOD'S plan is carried out with our help. Our closeness to GOD becomes a communion! GOD gives us His Spirit. He does NOT give us the essence of the Spirit. He does NOT give us the nature of the Spirit. GOD gives us the Spirit. The Spirit that is part of the Holy Trinity! GOD is with us far MORE than we KNOW! And, yet, He still LOVES us. 

These daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. You can watch it here... https://www.youtube.com/live/e3wtvLRGUuA?si=yAPbYbFBSjEFQWO9

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