Love God
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From https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/genuine-conversion Obviously, we cannot live a life of gratitude for our salvation if we have not been saved. First we must be converted—the Spirit must change our hearts, and we must hear and respond in faith to the gospel (Rom. 8:29–30). Jesus atoned for the sins of His people on the cross, but the benefits of this atonement do not become real in our experience until our conversion. Scripture teaches, as the Heidelberg

Photo by CRISTIANO DE ASSUNÇÃO on Unsplash Greater Love Has No One It’s the night before the crucifixion, and Jesus is teaching His disciples: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” –John 15:12-13 I imagine, clueless as they tended to be, that the disciples nodded knowingly.  “We do that,” they thought.  “Pass out some bread. 

Photo by Christine Caswell on Unsplash   The past few days our family has been at a little house on a lake. We have enjoyed many activities, but one of our favorites has been fishing off the dock. The water here is amazingly clear, so if fish are in the shallows, they are easily spotted. Once we spot one, we can tell those fishing where to cast their hook. But as the water gets