Dennis
@dennisotos
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*RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
_SUNDAY, 22ND DECEMBER 2024_
_PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME_
*TOPIC: UNDERSTAND LOVE FROM GOD'S PERSPECTIVE*
_And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God_ *(Ephesians 3:19).*
I like the fact that at Christmas time many profess love; they say it's a season to love one another. But most only assume to know what love is, whereas they really don't. What most have experienced and understood is tolerance, not love. Tolerance is your ability to bear with others; it's a good thing, but it shouldn't be confused as love. That you tolerate people doesn't mean you love them.
Even the Jews had difficulty understanding love. The Jewish mind was complex, and one of the ways God could get their attention was to give them the golden rule: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: l am the LORD" (Leviticus 19:18). He said to them, "Love … 0 reply
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