WELS: Today's Devotion - A Status Update – October 20, 2016

View this email in your browser A Status Update – October 20, 2016 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14 A Status Update Daily Devotion – October 20, 2016 Devotion based on 1 John 3:14 See series: Devotions Most of the time they are inconsequential: "Just had the best burger ever." "Can't wait to see a movie with friends tonight." Other times they are more important: "Excited to add a new baby to our family." No matter what the event, social media has changed the way we share our lives with the world around us as we now give snippets of our life through "status updates." In fact, it seems we often judge our own lives and the lives of others through these status updates. How can you be sure of your updated status before God? How can you know that you have passed from death into life? The answer is love. First of all, we have God's love for us. He loved us so much that he sent his only Son to live among us and to die for us and then to rise from the grave to bless us. In Jesus, we have payment for our sins so that death is defeated and we have life forever. All of this is a result of God's love for us. Then, God's love to us motivates us to love one another. As we have opportunity to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ, the Holy Spirit enables us to show Christian love. This might be through meeting the needs of our brothers and sisters emotionally, physically or spiritually. It might be through sharing with them the truth of God's Word. In whatever situation or place we find ourselves, we have many opportunities to show love to one another. Every day God creates a desire and ability to love our brothers and sisters. Let us then abide in love, God's love for us which results in our love for one another—a love that assures us of our updated status of passing from death into life. Prayer: Father, thank you for updating our status from death to life. Help us to love one another as you have loved us. Amen. The devotions on Thursdays and Fridays in September, October, and November are based on the book of 1 John. Daily Devotions are brought to you by WELS and www.WhatAboutJesus.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Print PDF Share Tweet Devotions | Subscription Help   Copyright © 2016 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or subscribed to one of our newsletters. Unsubscribe  - CHANGE EMAIL SETTINGS Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod N16W23377 Stone Ridge Drive Waukesha, WI 53188 Add us to your address book Note: Recipients of this forwarded e-mail will be able to access your subscription preferences.