This is the 3rd of 4 devotions and songs
with the theme
"Love Is Our Highest Priority"
(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:13; John 13:34)
“Just as I have loved you,
so you too should love one another.
so you too should love one another.
This is the way that all men
will know that you are my disciples,
will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another.
There are two things that I have got to get right as a believer. The first is to love God with everything that is inside of me, and second, to love people.Everything else hinges on these two things – faith, hope, all of the fruit of the Spirit, deliverance, prosperity, healing – all of these things must have the foundation of love in order to manifest in the life of a believer.
Love is not a feeling. Love is a decision. Love is a decision I make to put God first place in my life. And love is a decision I make moment by moment to treat people the way that Jesus would treat them.
Love will always cost us something. Walking in love requires personal sacrifice. Each time we choose to love someone, it will involve time, money or effort on our part. As I make an effort to walk in love and concentrate on making love top priority in my life, my own selfishness will be exposed.Walking in love is a process that requires a decision and a development that takes time and effort.
Father, Reduce me to love today. I make room in my heart and in my day for You, it is my heart’s desire to walk in love. Your presence makes me want to love people. I fully intend to create an atmosphere around me that will be inviting to people to want to get to know You.
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REDUCE ME TO LOVE
Devotion: The Decision to Love
(Adapted from 1 Corinthians 13:13; John 13:34)
Verse:
Complicated as we can be, complicated,
Lord change everything about me
Remind me to love You Lord with all my heart
Remind me to love my neighbor even as myself
Chorus:
Reduce me to love
Reduce me to love
I want to love You
Reduce me to love
Reduce me to love
That I may love with the same love
Whereby You have loved me, reduce me
Bridge:
More of You and less of me
Lord, this is how it’s got to be
Consuming fire of Your love
Burn up everything that is unlike Thee
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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
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