LETTER OF LOVE

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  LETTER OF LOVE 2 Corinthians 3:1-6  Devotional:- “You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men” (v. 2) NKJV One of the things that true lovers love to use as a means of communication is letters of love. Do you know that it can sometimes be appreciated more than the person themselves being around? This is because letters are the expression of the intent of the heart of men. When men speak, they may commit error but when a man is writing, he means what he is saying. That is why most of the love letters written by men were not written once. When an error is detected, you don’t mind rewriting it. Do you know that the word of God is the perfect God’s love letter to man (Psalm 12:3)? There, He gave us all His promises. It is in the Bible, He told us how to enjoy all things in Him and how to have the best from Him. But much more than that, we are the ones expected to be the display and the demonstration of His love to others. You and I are actually the pictu...

DON’T CALL FOR ATTENTION

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DON’T CALL FOR ATTENTION

Matthew 6:1-4
Devotional Verse:-“that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly” (Vs. 4)

     


    Everyone loves to be commended and recommended. But the citizens of the kingdom of God allow God to prove them and do not call for attention by their good deeds. Some people call for attention by showing on TV how they give to the needy. If this is done with a motive of blessing others with the awareness of such privilege, then it is great, but it is not meant for show off. 
    In our Scripture today, Jesus tells us that we should be careful of how we do our good deeds to others so as not to miss our reward (Matthew 6:5). Remember that, the Bible says the glory of God should not be given to another (Isaiah 42:8). However, for whatever we do, we will be rewarded when the glory is giving to God. Calling attention to yourself is an act of taking the glory of God.
 
    To let all glory be given to God, we must not do our good works to show off. The moment we are waiting for people to applaud us, then, we are taking God’s glory. No one does that and receive the reward of God. We should not announce to the world the good works we are doing. If we do so, then we have already received our reward. When Jesus heal people, He often tell them not to tell it to anyone (Matthew 8:3-4, Mark 7:35-36). These are examples for us. For all your good works, you will not miss your reward in Jesus name. Peace!  
 
Prayer: Lord, help me to always return all the glory to you. 

 “YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE APPLAUSE OF MEN AND THE REWARD OF GOD”



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