The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, October 7, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, October 7, 2022
Friday, October 7, 2022
TOPIC: LOVE: THE ONLY DEBT WE OWE EVERYONE
TEXT: Romans 13:8-14
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, October 7, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
The passage today lays emphasis against Christian indebtedness. However, burden to show love should be a constant debt to pay all who we come Contact or have relationship with daily. This, according to the passage, summarises the fulfilment or keeping of the commandments (Matt. 22:39). It reveals the new law and example of Jesus (John 13:34; 15:12). It also r0ty|kens the minds of Christians to the limited time we have to practise brotherly love in all our relationship and daily interactions. It is absolutely compulsory for all who claim to obey God to truly love their neighbours.
Jesus, using Himself as an example, teaches that whoever believes in Him must evidently love everyone around them. We III challenged to keep our lives pure and free from sin by embracing sincere love for humanity. Do we truly love the people around us? We have very limited time to the break of the Final Day; therefore, it is time to stir our lives to love and avoid all traces of indebtedness resulting from hatred.
THOUGH: Love one another as Jesus loves.