(1 John 3:16 NIV).
In the last while I had been thinking a lot about this verse. Since my husband and I are disciplining people I had to ask myself in my daily interaction with people if I could seriously die for another person like Jesus did for us on the cross of Calvary.
No,
I couldn’t, but as I continued in this chapter the Lord answered my
question right in verse 17. It says there that” whosoever has this
world’s goods and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from
him, how does the love of God abide in him?” God is so gracious, He was
asking me to make small sacrifices so that I could exercise dying to
myself, my selfishness and my own will and so be made able to grow in
His love.
You
might be facing the same kind of situations and questions. You have
come across this verse as well and want to know what it means to lay
down your life for somebody. I want to help you here and tell you that
you die to yourself by making one good choice at a time in favor of
another person’s life. Selfless choices are for example that you humble
yourself instead of being prideful, putting others needs first, choosing
to remain silent when you could say something, asking for forgiveness
even when the other person also made a mistake.
I tell you, that’s really a small sacrifice compared to the vast love of God that can be yours today!
Have a wonderfully blessed day!
Suzanne Tanner
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