DEVOTION ~ DOES THE WORLD HATE YOU?

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Theme: Does the World Hates You?

Text: 1 John 3:13

13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. 


Do you feel the people around you seem not to care about you? Do you feel different from the rest? If your response is a yes and the cause is linked to your relationship with Christ, then do not marvel. The text for today encourages us not to marvel when the world (those not in the Lord) hates us. Accepting to walk with Christ is a choice to walk in light where evil deeds cannot reside. Therefore those who love evil cannot associate with you nor love you since your light may bring their deeds to the known. Count it all joy when the world hates you while faithfully abiding in God. Let nothing surprise you any longer when it has to do with the actions of those in the world. In so doing, you will have a comfortable lead. 


Let us Pray: Lord let me only marvel at Your glorious deeds in my life but never let me for once be surprised by the actions of the people of the world. Stir up Your love in me that I may love them more even when they hate me. May my light shine in every dark place. This I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ. AMEN!    

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