Daily Devotional Even When Hurt Monday, April 7th, 2014 Read 1 John 3:11-18 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. - John 13:34 (NIV) Recently I received a message from an old friend who was having trouble loving one of his family members. My advice to the friend was to pray for the situation. Then I suggested that he call or go to the family member and tell them how he felt. I told him that I believed that God would be with him as he talked to the family member about the matter. It may be very hard to put aside our differences and ask God to help us love those who have hurt us. Yet, in John 13:34 Jesus says that we are to love one another. Certainly, loving someone who has hurt us — or someone we love — is not easy. Jesus shows us the way; we love others as he loved us. Jesus loved us so much that he was willing to die for us: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” I think this means that we are to love everyone, even those we find very hard to love. And when we love in this way, the world will notice: Jesus said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). The Author Joe Jarvis (West Virginia, USA) Thought for the Day How can I love others as Jesus loves me? Prayer Dear Lord Jesus, we pray that you give us the ability to love others as you loved us — by dying for us. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Prayer focus: Someone who has hurt me The Daily Reflections from Upper Room Ministries invite you to spend some time with God in reading, prayer, and meditation. Each reflection is based on an excerpt from an Upper Room book or magazine. Visit daily.upperroom.org/ and subscribe for free to receive reflections each day in your inbox.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:16:13 +0000
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