WELS: Today's Devotion - The Love God has for Us – November 3, 2016

View this email in your browser The Love God has for Us – November 3, 2016 We know that we live in [God] and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:13-18 The Love God has for Us Daily Devotion – November 3, 2016 Devotion based on 1 John 4:13-18 See series: Devotions We can be certain that God loves us. But how can we assert, "God loves us!" when our own hearts are filled with doubt? John answers, "…because he has given us of his Spirit." Instead of looking inside at our own feelings, John shows us God's action. God gave us of his Spirit's power, his Spirit's wisdom, his Spirit's gifts and his Spirit's fruit. That Spirit keeps on testifying that we are the children of God. By the Spirit we have seen God's love! "The Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world…we know and rely on the love God has for us." The Son washes away all our sins. That love gives us boldness for Judgment Day. Since God is love, on Judgment Day we will experience nothing but the fullness of his love. Experience the end of terror about standing before God. Know what it means that God sent his Son. Believe that "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him (you and me included) will not perish but have eternal life." Enjoy the love God has for you! Prayer: Gracious, loving Father, by your Spirit drive out the doubt in my heart. Through your Son drive out the fear in my heart. 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.