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Friday... So what do we do now?


Psalm 116:12 (AMP), "What will I give to the Lord [in return] for all his benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

Friday... So what do we do now?

So many times after the opening of our presents there is a let down. I'm at my favorite coffee shop, Aspire, and they are taking down the Christmas' decorations. Christmas is over but is it really? Yes, the celebration may be over but the reality of what it is all about is just starting.

When we sit around the Christmas Tree and watch people unwrap their present we also see the anxiousness to get to the next one. It is very real. We don't really stop and realize the time, the effort and the sacrifice of those who gave us those gifts. For some there is real sacrifice but it is a sacrifice of love.

So what do we do now?

And that is true of the one who gave us the ultimate gift. We need to stop and think of God as a father who loves his Son but who also loves us to the point that God sent his Son to earth as a present of love, a sacrifice of his love for us.

So what do we do now?

Psalm 116:12 (AMP) says, "What will I give to the Lord [in return] for all his benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]"

John in his first letter writes in 3:1 (NLT) "See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!"


Now we as parents love our children so much that we sacrifice to give to our kids and John says that God calls us his children and that he loves us. He really does. "our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!" Yes, that is what we are.

Look at what verse 16 says, "We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters." Yes, God's Son Jesus also loves us, his brothers and sisters.

So what do we do now?

Verse 23 says, "God has commanded us to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. He has also commanded us to love one another." Every parent wants each of their children to love their brothers and sisters and so does God. We love him and show it by loving his kids, our brothers and sisters. Verse 11 says, "This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another."

So what do we do now? We love our brothers and sisters. We love our brothers and sisters. We love our brothers and sisters even if they disagree with us, even if they hurt us, even if they are poor or rich. We love our brothers and sisters even if.

So what do we do now? We love the giver and His gift and we love his kids, our brothers and sisters. "We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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